Context and Significance Respiratory viral diseases, such as seasonal influenza or COVID-19, are deadly scourges on society. Immunometabolic therapies may be important tools to reduce the burden of death and long-term disability caused by pandemic viruses. Here, we describe the biological effects of ketone bodies, natural metabolites produced during fasting or carbohydrate restriction, that maintain...
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – May 6, 2020 – Cortexyme, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel, disease-modifying therapeutic approach to treat what it believes to be a key underlying cause of Alzheimer’s (AD) and other degenerative diseases, today announced the publication of research further documenting the ability of the pathogen...
by University of Chicago Medical Center A new study led by University of Chicago researchers suggests a significant link between exposure to environmental pollution and an increase in the prevalence of neuropsychiatric disorders. Based on analysis of large population data sets from both the United States and Denmark, the study, published in PLoS Biology, found...
Posted Today A new study has recently questioned the idea that pathological gaming – loosely defined as gaming at the expense of building and maintaining social relationships and other facets of daily life – is a discrete mental disorder caused by the distinctly addictive nature of video games themselves, and suggested a different model whereby...
Alzheimer’s disease is an increasingly prevalent, neurodegenerative condition that erodes memory and other cognitive functions. Treatments for this complex disease have been elusive, although researchers have previously uncovered its main biological features: amyloid-beta plaques and tau tangles. PET scan of a human brain with Alzheimer’s disease. Credit: public domain A study by researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH),...
