24 JANUARY 2022 WHAT WAS CLAIMED Covid-19 vaccines could cause neurodegenerative diseases in young people. OUR VERDICT The MHRA has told Full Fact there is “no credible evidence” of an association between the Covid-19 vaccines and neurodegenerative diseases. An Instagram post shares the headline of an online article which claims: “COVID [sic] Shots Could Cause ‘Crippling’ Neurodegenerative Disease in...
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Researchers find protein may protect against neurodegenerative diseases
HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY IMAGE: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF KNOWLEDGE ON TRANSLATION, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS EXAMINED WHETHER THE TRANSLATIONAL REGULATORY PROTEIN 5MP CAN SUPPRESS RAN TRANSLATION, WHICH WOULD ALSO SUPPRESS THE PRODUCTION OF THE TOXIC REPEAT PEPTIDE PRODUCTS. CREDIT: KATSURA ASANO, HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY Cells translate their genetic material at rapid rates with exquisite precision to reproduce, repair damage...
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TEAM LINKS GUT BACTERIA TO NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS affect millions of adults, but scientists still do not know what causes these diseases, which poses a significant roadblock to developing treatments or preventative measures. Recent research suggests that people with these conditions exhibit changes in the bacterial composition of their digestive tract. However, given the vast diversity of...
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New platform could help treat neurodegenerative diseases using regenerative medicine
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc. Feb 24 2021 Imagine if surgeons could transplant healthy neurons into patients living with neurodegenerative diseases or brain and spinal cord injuries. And imagine if they could “grow” these neurons in the laboratory from a patient’s own cells using a synthetic, highly bioactive material that is suitable for 3D printing....
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Could light therapy treat neurodegenerative diseases?
New research explores the therapeutic uses of light therapy for neurodegenerative conditions. Cavan Images/Getty Images Light therapy — a type of treatment where patients are exposed to artificial light for a period of time — is often used to address conditions such as depression and sleep disorders. Researchers reviewed studies on the effects of light therapy on patients...
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Light up your mind: A novel light-based treatment for neurodegenerative diseases
Researchers review growing knowledge on the methods and applications of light therapy in treating neurodegenerative diseases. A lot about the human brain and its intricacies continue to remain a mystery. With the advancement of neurobiology, the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases (ND) has been uncovered to a certain extent along with molecular targets around which current...
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Scientists discover cellular stress enzyme that might play key role in neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH An enzyme called MARK2 has been identified as a key stress-response switch in cells in a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Overactivation of this type of stress response is a possible cause of injury to brain cells in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s,...
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Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
by DGIST (Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology) Though neurodegenerative diseases are becoming more common in today’s aging societies, the exact way in which accumulated abnormal proteins become toxic to neurons is unknown. In a recent study conducted at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, Korea, scientists have discovered a new mechanism of...
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Dormant threat: Abnormal proteins unleash latent toxicity in neurodegenerative diseases
DGIST (DAEGU GYEONGBUK INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY) IMAGE: (FROM THE LEFT) DR. MIN JEE KWON FROM HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, MYEONG HOON HAN AND BYUNG SU KO (RIGHT), DOCTORAL STUDENTS AT DGIST BRAIN AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES, AND PROF. SUNG BAE LEE DISCOVERED HOW ABNORMAL NEURONAL PROTEINS BECOME TOXIC IN NEURO DEGENERATIVE DISEASES. Thanks to modern...
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Faulty transportation of messenger RNA is the culprit in neurodegenerative diseases
by Osaka University Fig.1 Ribosomal protein mRNA partially reversed impaired axonal outgrowth found in TDP-43-knockdown neurons. Decrease of TDP-43 in mouse cortical neurons impaired axonal outgrowth, which was significantly improved by overexpression of individual ribosomal protein mRNAs. Credit: National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry As the current COVID-19 crisis has shown, the disruptions that occur when...