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Apple Juice May Delay Onset Of Alzheimer's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on January 25, 2009
...d in mice.
Such were the findings of Thomas B. Shea, PhD, of the Center for Cellular Neurobiology; Neurodegeneration Research University of Massachusetts and his team:
In the most recent study Shea...
Plant Flavonoid Luteolin Reduce Inflammatory Response in the Brain
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 21, 2008
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Scientists have found that luteolin, a plant flavonoid found in celery and green peppers can disrupt a key component of the inflammatory response in the brain typical of aging and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and multiple sclerosis.
Graduate research as...
Cord Blood Rejuventates Aging Brain
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 16, 2008
In an animal study, scientists have shown that injection with human umbilical cord blood rejuvenated the hippocampus region of aging brains , which helped prevent age-related decrease in neurogenesis, and possibly, improved cognitive function.
"We have shown that injections of UCBCs can r...
Use Your Brain...Or Lose It!
in Straightfromthedoc, on February 14, 2008
Though today is the official 'heart day' (Valentine's), let me pick on the brain -which after all is a higher part of the body, at least higher, position-wise, than the heart. ;-)
In neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's , the nerve cells die. ...
Rosemary is Good for the Brain
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 4, 2007
...ive ingredient in rosemary is called carnosic acid (CA) . CA can protect the brain from stroke and neurodegeneration that is due to injurious chemical free radicals.
[These radicals are thought to ...
Alzheimer Drugs May Also Treat Glaucoma
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 7, 2007
Since both of them are age-related conditions, it is logical that that key proteins involved in Alzheimer's disease are also implicated in glaucoma , and novel drugs being trialled for Alzheimer's disease, which target this protein, may be used to treat glaucoma. Using a new technol...
Vitamine Nicotinamide Alleviate Chronic, Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 27, 2006
Researchers in the Neurobiology Program at Children's Hospital Boston have found in animal studies that nicotinamide injections may prevent further nerve-fiber damage in patients on the chronic progressive phase of multiple sclerosis . Their findings appear in a cover article in the Septem...
Apple Juice Increases Levels of Acetylcholine in the Brain
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 4, 2006
...edications," says Thomas Shea, Ph.D., director of the UML Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration Research.
High levels of acetylcholine in the brain can help slow mental decline...
Emory Research Identifies Neurodegeneration Cause in Huntington's Disease
in Straightfromthedoc, on June 9, 2006
... been able to stop the disease's progression.
It has been previously suggested that the severe neurodegeneration associated with Huntington's disease may result from molecular mutations that ...