Tag: proteins
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Newly identified proteins are predictors for dementia
Milena Flankova writes about new insights in dementia research: changes in the proteome as a potential indicator for an increased risk of disease, up to 10 years prior Dementia is […]
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Secrets of the water bear
Tardigrades (also known as water bears or moss piglets) are among the most resilient animals on the planet. They are termed “extremotolerant”, as while they are not true extremophiles – […]
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Protein power: Dementia study reinforces role of damaging proteins in Alzheimer’s disease
A study, led by Professor Tara-Spires Jones at the University of Edinburgh, has elucidated the role of clusterin, a protein that accumulates at synapses in the brain, characteristic of Alzheimer’s […]
