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New research reveals how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may affect AD, other brain diseases

BIOCRATES Life Sciences AG, a global leader in targeted metabolomics, reported today the Alzheimer’s Disease Metabolomics Consortium’s new breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research, which connects the Gut-Liver-Brain axis in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). During the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, Chicago, USA, researchers reported new data on how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may influence AD.

26 Jul 2018

Immune cells may actually disrupt moisturizing glands and cause dry eye disease

Immune cells that normally rush in to protect the eyes from infection might actually be disrupting moisturizing glands and causing dry eye, a disease that afflicts more than 30 million people in the United States.

26 Jul 2018

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

Jose Belardo of Lansing, Kan., spent most of his career in the U.S. Public Health Service. He worked on the front lines of disasters in such places as Haiti, Colombia, Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic. At home with his three kids and wife, Elaine, he’d always been unfailingly reliable, so when he forgot their wedding anniversary two years in a row, they both started to worry.

26 Jul 2018

New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Research conducted at the Wayne State University School of Medicine has helped confirm the effectiveness of a blood biomarker that can indicate if patients with a head injury can avoid a costly CT scan because the blood test results indicate no traumatic brain injury

26 Jul 2018

Newly identified target may lead to discovery of treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases

Inflammation is part of the body's natural healing process. But when it becomes chronic, inflammation can lead to cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other conditions.

26 Jul 2018

Scientists uncover new strategy to kill tumors without harming healthy cells

Scientists at Scripps Research have uncovered a new strategy to kill tumors, including some triple-negative breast cancers, without harming healthy cells, a discovery that could lead to more ways to treat tumors while reducing side effects.

26 Jul 2018

Adherence to Mediterranean diet may be linked to severity in psoriasis

Adherence to a Mediterranean diet, an eating plan filled with fruits and vegetables, legumes, cereals, bread, fish, fruit, nuts and extra-virgin olive oil, may be associated with the severity of the skin condition psoriasis.

26 Jul 2018

Researchers assess characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners

Many advertisements, articles and reports make bold statements regarding sunless tanning products - sprays, ointments, creams, foams, or lotions that promise tan skin without the increased risk of skin cancer that goes along with outdoor sunbathing or indoor tanning

26 Jul 2018

New sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease from the breath of patients

Symptoms of Parkinson's disease include tremor, loss of smell and neuropsychiatric problems. However, many people aren't diagnosed until their disease is well-advanced, which could limit their treatment options.

26 Jul 2018

Disrupted transportation routes in nerve cells are main cause of Parkinson's disease

'Traffic jams' can also occur in the brain and they can be damaging. Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg have been able to confirm that this is the case.

26 Jul 2018

Study reveals key role of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in supporting immune cell function

In order to move, a body needs a strong scaffold. This is not only true on a macroscopic level, where animals rely on skeletons to support their muscles.

26 Jul 2018

Anti-cancer gene may switch side and promote cancer growth, shows study

It doesn't often happen that army generals switch sides in the middle of a war, but when cancer's attack is underway, it may even cause a gene that acts as the body's master defender to change allegiance.

26 Jul 2018

New combination approach may help crush resistance to treatment in lung cancer patients

New-generation lung cancer drugs have been effective in a large number of patients, but within about a year, the patients tend to develop resistance to the therapy.

26 Jul 2018

Researchers find compounds that may pave way for new drugs against diabetes, obesity

A new study reveals that several drugs for treating hematological cancers are less effective than expected in inhibiting a special enzyme.

26 Jul 2018

Study gives insights into how better clinical trials can address ‘critically low’ dementia research

New research gives insights into how the design of clinical trials can improve to address the "critically low" research pipeline and improve the chances of finding effective dementia therapies.

26 Jul 2018

Research provides new roadmap for repairing damaged brain cells in multiple sclerosis

Research published today in the journal Nature provides new understanding about how drugs can repair damaged brain cells that cause disability in patients with multiple sclerosis.

26 Jul 2018

Parkinson's therapies being developed may benefit everybody with the disease

A gene linked to 3 to 4 percent of people with Parkinson's disease could play an important role in most, if not all, people with the disease, according to new study findings from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC.

26 Jul 2018

Cancer and heart disease are deadlier in the developing world than in western nations

Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations. This is the finding of a new analysis from researchers at Imperial College London.

26 Jul 2018

Dizziness could be an early sign of dementia finds study

A new study has found that people who feel dizzy when they stand up from lying down or sitting positions, are more at risk of developing dementia or stroke. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal Neurology.

25 Jul 2018

Aggressive lowering of blood pressure reduces MCI risk, study shows

Significant reductions in the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and the combination of MCI and dementia, have been shown for the first time through aggressive lowering of systolic blood pressure in new research results from the federally-funded SPRINT MIND Study reported at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2018 in Chicago.

25 Jul 2018

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New research reveals how gut bacteria and lipid metabolism may affect AD, other brain diseases

Immune cells may actually disrupt moisturizing glands and cause dry eye disease

How soon is soon enough to learn you have Alzheimer’s?

New blood test helps patients with traumatic head injury to avoid costly CT scan

Newly identified target may lead to discovery of treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases

Scientists uncover new strategy to kill tumors without harming healthy cells

Adherence to Mediterranean diet may be linked to severity in psoriasis

Researchers assess characteristics and skin cancer risk behaviors of sunless tanners

New sensor detects early-stage Parkinson's disease from the breath of patients

Disrupted transportation routes in nerve cells are main cause of Parkinson's disease

Study reveals key role of actin cytoskeletal dynamics in supporting immune cell function

Anti-cancer gene may switch side and promote cancer growth, shows study

New combination approach may help crush resistance to treatment in lung cancer patients

Researchers find compounds that may pave way for new drugs against diabetes, obesity

Study gives insights into how better clinical trials can address ‘critically low’ dementia research

Research provides new roadmap for repairing damaged brain cells in multiple sclerosis

Parkinson's therapies being developed may benefit everybody with the disease

Cancer and heart disease are deadlier in the developing world than in western nations

Dizziness could be an early sign of dementia finds study

Aggressive lowering of blood pressure reduces MCI risk, study shows

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