News tagged with tangles
Mechanism of Alzheimer's suggests combination therapy needed
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered a mode of action for mysterious but diagnostic protein snarls found in the brains of Alzheimer's patients that suggests a one-two punch ...
Scientists make headway in understanding Alzheimer's disease
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that a protein called BAG2 is important for understanding Alzheimer's disease and may open up new targets for drug discovery. They are ready to move from studying ...
Researchers See Complex Atomic Choreography as Crystals Melt
Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Conga lines of atoms wend their way through a crystal, their numbers growing as more and more atoms join the migration. The worm-like lines of atoms randomly converge, forming tangles that ...
'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age
Nov 16, 2008 |
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Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't seem to suffer the ravages of memory that ...
Compounds have potential for diagnosis, treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2008 |
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New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders.
