News tagged with brain enzyme
Experimental treatment halts hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in newborns
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Inhibiting an enzyme in the brains of newborns suffering from oxygen and blood flow deprivation stops a type of brain damage that is a leading cause of cerebral palsy, mental retardation and death, according to researchers ...
Stunning Finding: Compounds Protect Against Cerebral Palsy
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Two compounds developed by Northwestern University chemists have been shown to be effective in pre-clinical trials in protecting against cerebral palsy, a condition caused by neurodegeneration that affects ...
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Scientists use blood-brain barrier as therapy delivery system
Sep 21, 2009 |
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The blood brain barrier is generally considered an obstacle to delivering therapies from the bloodstream to the brain. However, University of Iowa researchers have discovered a way to turn the blood vessels ...
Transplanted human stem cells prolong survival in mouse model of rare brain disease
Sep 03, 2009 |
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A new study finds substantial improvement in a mouse model of a rare, hereditary neurodegenerative disease after transplantation of normal human neural stem cells. The research findings, published by Cell Press in the September ...
Calcium aids protein folding as therapy for enzymes in types of lysosomal storage diseases
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Feb 05, 2008 |
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Lysosomes are organelles that break down macromolecules in a cell, and this process is crucial for maintaining healthy cells. A lysosomal storage disease results from deficient activity of the hydrolytic enzymes, responsible ...
An end to sleep problems? Researchers discover enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation
Nov 26, 2009 |
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There is hope for those who miss one night too many or whose children keep them up at night. The unwelcome effects of a bad night's sleep - forgetfulness, impaired mental performance - can be dealt with by reducing the concentration ...
Alzheimer's disease drug treats traumatic brain injury
Jul 12, 2009 |
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The destructive cellular pathways activated in Alzheimer's disease are also triggered following traumatic brain injury, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC). They say this finding suggests that ...
Mechanisms that prevent Alzheimer's Disease: Enzymatic activity plays key role
Feb 23, 2009 |
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In a project involving the collaboration of several institutes, research scientists of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz have succeeded in gaining further insight in the functioning of endogenous mechanisms that protect ...
Genes found to play a role in breast cancer's spread to the brain
May 06, 2009 |
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New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) identifies three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and illuminates the mechanisms ...
Reversing effects of altered enzyme may fight brain tumor growth
Apr 14, 2009 |
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An international team of scientists from the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego, the University of North Carolina and several institutions in China have explained how a gene alteration can lead ...
Clue to genetic cause of fatal birth defect
Oct 09, 2008 |
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A novel enzyme may play a major role in anencephaly, offering hope for a genetic test or even therapy for the rare fatal birth defect in which the brain fails to develop, according to a study from researchers at the University ...
Discovery may open door to drug that cuts appetite and boosts energy
Jul 20, 2009 |
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In a major advance in obesity and diabetes research, Yale School of Medicine scientists have found that reducing levels of a key enzyme in the brain decreased appetites and increased energy levels.
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