Neurons and Cancer Cells Share Survival Tactics
The enzyme PARC acts as a survival factor in damaged neurons and cancer cells by targeting a pro-apoptotic protein for destruction.
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The enzyme PARC acts as a survival factor in damaged neurons and cancer cells by targeting a pro-apoptotic protein for destruction.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation will partner with the Banner Alzheimer's Institute testing experimental preclinical therapies in the upcoming Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative ApoE4 study. The study complements the API ADAD trial.
In fruit flies that model ALS, presynaptic vesicles gather in unusually large clumps, amplifying signaling at the neuromuscular junction. Does this promote disease?
Blocking calcium-dependent protease normalizes lifespan in mouse tauopathy model.
In a large retrospective study, people with the highest plasma levels of an inflammatory protein experienced the greatest decline in reasoning abilities over the next 10 years.
Allosteric γ-secretase modulator binds an extracellular pocket on presenilin, changing the active site.
Aβ aggregates can assume a variety of structures that appear to have unique properties.
Could astrocyte neurotransmission explain memory loss in Alzheimer's disease?
Antipsychotic medications repurposed to accelerate autophagy might prevent cellular toxicity associated with mutant TDP-43.
An award-winning film follows a social worker set on bringing music to people with dementia, and documents their unforgettable moments of awakening.
Researchers retract two papers that claimed a quick dunk in acid turns mature mouse lymphocytes into pluripotent cells.
For families with autosomal-dominant neurological conditions, the fear of passing on the disease to their children looms large. Now, people at this highest genetic risk can ensure that they have healthy children by undergoing in vitro fertilization follow
Families considering PGD to avoid passing on disease genes face obstacles such as high cost and invasive procedures.
Several thousand people have used preimplantation genetic diagnosis to avoid passing on pathogenic mutations to their babies, but many families with a history of Alzheimer’s or related diseases remain unaware of this option.
Some macrophages use their dying breath to emit a distress signal that could spell trouble for their neighbors.