Sechenov University together with their German colleagues suggest a new highly sensitive, quick, and pain-free method for diagnosing kidney cancer. This method is based on measuring of the immune response to arrestin-1, a retina protein that is synthesized in the cancerous cells of kidneys. Tumors can be benign or malignant. The first ones are not extremely dangerous but they can...
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Scientists show that a key Parkinson’s biomarker can be identified in the retina
A study involving scientists from the University of Alicante and the United States notes that the accumulation of a protein known as alpha-synuclein in the retina is a key Parkinson’s biomarker that could help detect the degree of severity of the disease. The work has been published this month in Movement Disorders, a journal in the...
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New chemical composition of ‘poppers’ linked to retinal damage
They are colorless liquids with strong odors, inhaled for their psychoactive effects, sexual arousal and feelings of euphoria. The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 aimed to ban the production and selling of all ‘illegals’ in UK from April 2016. However, Poppers were exempted as they don’t directly affect the CNS. The principle chemical ingredient of poppers,...
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