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Brain Barriers Breached to Attack Tumors

Posted in Medicine on 17th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller

Yale researchers have found a way to get immune system rescuers through the brain’s protective drainage system.

Algorithm Identifies New Treatment for Neuroblastoma

Posted in Medicine, Science on 12th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller

Using a computer algorithm, scientists at Uppsala University have identified a promising new treatment for neuroblastoma. This form of cancer in children, which occurs in specialised nerve cells in the sympathetic nervous system, may be life-threatening.

Brain imaging breakthrough predicts Alzheimer's decline in early stages

Posted in Medicine on 3rd Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller

Utilizing a recently developed brain imaging technique new research suggests that measuring accumulated levels of a protein called tau may predict future neurodegeneration associated with Alzihemer’s disease.

Alzheimer’s Drugs Reverse Broader Aging

Posted in Medicine on 14th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller

“We are now using a variety of animal models to investigate how this neuroprotective pathway regulates specific molecular aspects of mitochondrial biology, and their effects on aging and Alzheimer’s,”

The resurrection of a failed Alzheimer’s drug set to test FDA approval process

Posted in Medicine on 9th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller

Experts are divided on the efficacy data concerning a novel Alzheimer's drug, but it's now up to the FDA to judge whether a controversial Phase 3 trial is enough for market approval