Investigators at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) today announced a link between the brain protein KIBRA and Alzheimer's disease, a discovery that could lead to promising new ...
When mice are missing a key brain protein, they have difficulty learning, a problem that can be corrected using a potential Alzheimer's drug, Canadian researchers have found.
... biological cause? A new study shows that the levels of a brain protein differ between healthy and anorexic women. ... studies suggest a link to low levels of a brain protein called BDNF. Now, a study ...
... villain in Alzheimer's disease can be counterbalanced with another brain protein, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical ... light gets stuck on "red" and nerve cells become less responsive.
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... (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered the crucial ovulation-triggering role played by a small protein molecule in the brain, a finding that could hold the key to new therapies for infertility.
... lead author, discovered a key brain protein is altered when the brain has a deficient supply of energy ... low level of cardiovascular disease or atherosclerosis in the brain. It's so mild, they don't even ...
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In the new paper, the team describes what happens to the mice when they lose the function of a brain protein called neuregulin — an important developmental protein that helps the brain form its ...
... time that can feel like an eternity to those who need the drugs the most. But new research suggests that a protein called p11 may be the key to developing drugs that begin to work in as little as two ...
... that can feel like an eternity to those who need the drugs the most. But new research suggests that a protein called p11, previously shown to play a role in a person’s susceptibility to depression, ...
... innovative way to silence DARPP-32, a brain protein, understood to be a central "trigger" for the cascade ... molecules, take them across the blood-brain barrier and silence the gene," said Indrajit Roy ...
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In further studies, the Hopkins scientists hope to identify which specific brain proteins the antibodies affect and to correlate changes in brain anatomy and function to changes ...
... Medical Center and the University of Rochester Medical Center have shown that oct3, a protein that shepherds molecules into and out of cells, plays a critical role, bringing toxic chemicals to the ...
Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered a set of brain proteins responsible for some of the most common and devastating brain diseases. The proteins underlie epilepsy, ...
... associated gene to be identified. The fact that all three genes are highly active in encoding brain proteins is significant, says Dr. Kaplan. "Considering how many factors are involved in obesity, it ...
... peptides are produced when a long brain protein known as the amyloid precursor protein (APP) is cut ... deficits. But DAPT and BACE knock-out mice had brain lesions that were as much as 70 percent smaller ...
