Blood Markers can detect rare forms of dementia and neurological diseases
A diagnosis of the underlying pathology is required for the development of therapies and for stratifying patients according to their disease.
Category: Disease Biology
A study revealed that metastatic cancers in mice can be cured by a plant virus treatment
When the medication was given to mice whose tumors had been surgically removed, similar results were also shown.
An experimental monoclonal antibody drug called mAb43 can protect pancreas cells from immune system attack
The drug is special, say the researchers, since it specifically targets the beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin and is made to protect those cells against the immune system attacks.
Mitochondrial protein synthesis disruption in Alzheimer’s disease can be caused by RNA modification
Methylation of mRNA impairs the brain’s energy supply by interfering with the synthesis of ND5, a subunit of complex I of the respiratory chain.
Progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) can be slowed down by a new gene therapy
Researchers at Umeå University demonstrate that a novel gene treatment has significantly slowed down the disease development in a patient with an extremely severe type of ALS illness.
A new theory for Parkinson’s disease origin and spread
On World Parkinson’s Day, a new hypothesis study combines the body-first and brain-first theories with environmental toxicants that may be consumed or breathed as potential origins of the condition.
Damage to the heart can be caused by severe lung infection during COVID-19
This was a critical question and finding the answer opens up a whole new understanding of the link between this serious lung injury and the kind of inflammation that can lead to cardiovascular complications.
Gut bacteria can cause inherited eye diseases which lead to blindness
A recent study in mice co-led by a researcher from Moorfields and UCL suggests that gut bacteria may be the cause of sight loss in certain hereditary eye illnesses, and that antimicrobials may be able to cure the condition.
Research: Genes that encode immunity are altered in Alzheimer’s patients blood
Numerous immune system genes are among the altered genes that increase a person’s chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease
Healthy brains may depend on a common marker of neurological diseases
Researchers have discovered that phosphorylated α-synuclein, a protein linked to several neurodegenerative illnesses, including Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia, is also engaged in the regular processes [Read More…]
