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Food Supplement From Beef Fights Brain Disorders
Friday, May 24, 2013
This is the finding made by a team headed by Prof. Gil Ast and Dr. Ron Bochner of Tel Aviv University`s Department of Human Molecular GeneticsWidely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is proven to improve cognition and slow memory loss and it`s a popular treatment for ol
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Scientists Discover How Rapamycin Slows Cell Growth
Friday, May 24, 2013
University of Montreal researchers have discovered a novel molecular mechanism that can potentially slow the progression of some cancers and other diseases of abnormal growth. In the May 23 edition of the prestigious journal Cell, scientists from the University of Montreal explain how they found
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New Screening Approach Uncovers Potential Alternative Drug Therapies for Neuroblastoma
Friday, May 24, 2013
Nearly two-thirds of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma —a common tumor that forms in the nerve cells of children—cannot be cured using tumor-killing cancer drugs. A study published by Cell Press in the May 23 issue of Chemistry & Biology reveals a new genomic approach to screen for compound
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Defective Cellular Waste Removal Explains Why Gaucher Patients Often Develop Parkinson's Disease
Friday, May 24, 2013
Gaucher disease causes debilitating and sometimes fatal neurodegeneration in early childhood. Recent studies have uncovered a link between the mutations responsible for Gaucher disease and an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease later in life. New research published online on May 23 in
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Breakthrough on Huntington's Disease
Friday, May 24, 2013
Researchers at Lund University have succeeded in preventing very early symptoms of Huntington's disease, depression and anxiety, by deactivating the mutated huntingtin protein in the brains of mice"We are the first to show that it is possible to prevent the depression symptoms of Huntington's dise
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Depression Common Among Children With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Friday, May 24, 2013
A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International
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Mosquito Behavior May Be Immune Response, Not Parasite Manipulation
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Malaria-carrying mosquitos appear to be manipulated by the parasites they carry, but this manipulation may simply be part of the mosquitos' immune response, according to Penn State entomologists"Normally, after a female mosquito ingests a blood meal, she matures her eggs and does not take another
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Research Offers Promising New Approach to Treatment of Lung Cancer
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that allows inhalation of chemotherapeutic drugs to help treat lung cancer, and in laboratory and animal tests it appears to reduce the systemic damage done to other organs while significantly improving the treatment of lung tumorsThis advance
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Mayo Clinic: How Gold Nanoparticles Can Help Fight Ovarian Cancer
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers found out why and determined how to make the nanoparticles effective against ovarian cancer cells. The discovery is detailed in the current "Thi
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Common Food Supplement Fights Degenerative Brain Disorders
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Widely available in pharmacies and health stores, phosphatidylserine is a natural food supplement produced from beef, oysters, and soy. Proven to improve cognition and slow memory loss, it's a popular treatment for older people experiencing memory impairment. Now a team headed by Prof. Gil Ast and