Study finds link between high niacin levels and heart disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain Cleveland Clinic researchers have identified a new pathway that contributes to cardiovascular disease associated with high ...
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Protein production problems in Huntington’s disease revealed
RNAs with expanded CAG repeats (red) form regions of high concentration in the nucleus (blue) of a cell. Credit: Rachel ...
New technique for revealing genetic repeats provides surprising insights into Huntington’s disease
Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2023.12.009 Neurodegenerative diseases are among the most complex human diseases, and their exact causes and mechanisms ...
New gene therapy shows promise for motor neuron disease and frontotemporal dementia
Credit: Neuron (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.022 Macquarie University neuroscientists have developed a single-dose genetic drug proven to halt the progression of ...
Gold nanoparticles can reverse brain deficits linked to multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease
Increased brain NAD+/NADH ratio in PD and MS participants in the REPAIR studies. (ac) Pre-specified integrated analyzes of REPAIR-MS and ...
Clinical trial shows rheumatoid arthritis drug could prevent disease
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public domain A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could also prevent the disease in people deemed at ...
Exposure to Agent Orange damages brain tissue in a way similar to Alzheimer’s disease, study finds
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain Agent Orange, an herbicide used during the Vietnam War, is a known toxin with numerous health ...
Drought could lead to deadly amphibian disease, researchers say
The richness of skin bacteria is negatively correlated with Bd loads. Color and size correspond to Jaccard dispersion values. The ...
Cancer drug opens new avenue for treating Parkinson’s disease
Graphical summary. Credit: Cellular chemical biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.chambiol.2024.01.007 Once entering the body, drugs, in addition to fulfilling their therapeutic ...
New sex-specific genetic variants for chronic kidney disease identified
Analysis of SNP interactions by sex. We tested the 23 identified cue variants for interaction with gender. Comparisons of effect ...
