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Ceregene Parkinson’s disease study shows long-term neurturin expression and …
Ceregene Inc., a biotech company developing treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease, has presented new data demonstrating long-term, biologically-active expression of neurturin, a nervous system growth factor delivered to the degenerating dopamine nerves in patients with Parkinson’s disease following treatment with CERE-120 (AAV2-neurturin). Raymond T Bartus, Ceregene’s chief scientific officer and executive VP, [...]
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Roche Alzheimer’s drug picked for major test
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Wed May 16, 2020 3:16am IST CHICAGO (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG’s Genentech unit has won the right to try its experimental Alzheimer’s drug crenezumab on people with no signs of dementia - the first such trial to gauge whether early intervention can help prevent or slow the disease. The [...]
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Genes that cause schizophrenia identified
Scientists claim to have found a group of genes that cause schizophrenia, a breakthrough which they say could soon lead to new and better treatment for the complex mental illness that is thought to run in families. An international team led by researchers from the Indiana University in the US studied genetic information of thousands [...]
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Islets infusion for diabetes being readied
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Japanese Pancreas and Islet Transplantation Association (JPITA) is preparing for the nation’s first transplantation of pancreatic islets from a brain-dead donor to a patient with Type 1 diabetes, it was learned Saturday. The preparation has been started at a time when transplantation of pancreatic islets, which make insulin, from patients dead [...]
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Deep brain stimulation may help those with mild Alzheimer’s disease
Washington, May 8 (ANI): A device that sends continuous electrical impulses to specific “memory” regions of the brain appears to increase neuronal activity in people with suspected mild Alzheimer’s disease (AD), suggest a new study. Results of the study using deep brain stimulation, a therapy already used in some patients with Parkinson’s disease and depression, [...]
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Diabetes shrinks elderly brain
ScienceDaily (May 7, 2020) Elderly people with pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes suffer from an accelerated decline in brain size and mental capacity in as little as two years according to new research presented at the joint International Congress of Endocrinology/European Congress of Endocrinology in Florence, Italy. An Australian research team led by Associate [...]
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Single drug could help treat range of brain diseases
London: UK researchers have put forward a tantalising prospect of treating a range of brain diseases, such as Alzheimer`s and Parkinson`s, all with the same drug. In a study, they prevented brain cells dying in mice with prion disease. And it is hoped the same method for preventing brain cell death could apply in other [...]
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A healthy diet will fight Winter blues
DREADED winter is on its way. As the days get shorter and darker, most people find themselves craving carbohydrate-rich foods. Come summer, they have to deal with the extra kilos they have put on during winter. According to Dr Zintle Mbuqe, a general practitioner, people crave carbohydrates in winter because at this time of the [...]
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Eating fish, chicken and nuts ward off Alzheimer’s risk?
Consumption of foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, such as fish, chicken, salad dressing and nuts, may be lead to lower blood levels of a protein related to Alzheimer’s disease and memory problems, a new study has suggested. Nikolaos Scarmeas, MD, MS, with Columbia University Medical Center in New York and a member of the [...]
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Cautious? Beware you can develop Parkinson`s!
Washington: Being cautious may help you avert dangers, but it may not be always good for your health, as a new study claims to have found a link between risk-avoiding personality and Parkinson`s disease. Researchers from the University of South Florida found that patients with Parkinson`s disease are more likely to be cautious and avoid [...]
