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The study confirms the link between the gut microbiota and Alzheimer’s disease
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 16, 2020 Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. Still incurable, it directly affects nearly one million people in Europe and indirectly millions of family members and society as a whole. In recent years, the scientific community has suspected that the gut …
Read More »Biologists study how molecular chaperones dissolve protein aggregates linked to Parkinson’s
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 In many neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s, protein aggregates form in the brain and are assumed to contribute to neuronal cell death. Yet there is a cellular defense mechanism that counteracts these aggregates, known as amyloid fibrils, and can even dissolve the …
Read More »An MU researcher develops procedures to define the preclinical stages of Alzheimer’s disease
[ad_1] Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.November 11, 2020 Both of Andrew Kiselica’s grandparents developed dementia when he was in graduate school. While Kiselica was undergoing training in neuropsychology at graduate school, she saw her mother’s father become unable to walk or speak due to severe dementia. The University of Missouri …
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