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Category Archives: Animal Studies
Structure of Neurodegenerative Disease Molecule Mapped (NHS Choices / Nature / Mancunian Matters)
Summary Researchers from the University of Manchester, the University of Leicester and institutions in Portugal, France and Germany have performed early-stage research into the structure of an enzyme (Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase, or KMO) which has been implicated in the development of … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Behind the Headlines, Cell and Molecular Neuroscience Unit, Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain: University Medical Center Göttingen, Department of Genetics: University of Leicester, Department of Neurodegeneration and Restorative Research; Center for Nanoscale Microscopy and Molecular Physiology of the Brain: University Medical Center Göttingen, Drosophila melanogaster, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa: Portugal, France, Germany, Huntington’s Disease, Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique: Université d’Orléans, Instituto de Fisiologia; Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa: Portugal, Instituto de Medicina Molecular; Lisboa: Portugal, Kynurenine 3-Monooxygenase (KMO), Manchester Institute of Biotechnology: University of Manchester, Mancunian Matters, Nature, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson’s Disease, Portugal, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Université d’Orléans, University Medical Center Göttingen, University of Leicester, University of Manchester, UPF 648
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Psoriasis Drug May Halt Alzheimer’s Disease?: “Behind the Headlines” Appraisal (NHS Choices / Nature Medicine)
Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service produces regular critical appraisals of recent research about elderly care and dementia-related topics which have appeared in the news. Here is one more of these master-class evaluations. Animal Research on Psoriasis Drug … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, BBC News, For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Models of Dementia Care, NHS Choices, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Disease, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Beta Protein, Antibodies Against p40, Behind the Headlines, Beta-Amyloid, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, IL-12, IL-23, β-amyloid, Koetzer Foundation, Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Nature Medicine, NeuroCure, p40, Psoriasis Drug for Alzheimer's Disease, Swiss National Science Foundation, University of Zurich, US National Institutes of Health, Ustekinumab
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Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge: Progress Report (Department of Health)
[A version of this item features in Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust), Volume 3 Issue 4, November 2012]. Summary This progress report provides an overview and update on progress to-date covering the first 7 months of the … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Animal Studies, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Management of Condition, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged An Innovation Challenge Prize (Dementia), Angela Rippon, Awareness, Awareness Raising, BioBank (National Cohort), Challenge on Dementia (David Cameron), Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Indicators, Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, Dame Sally C. Davies, David Cameron, Dementia Care and Support Compact, Dementia Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN), Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Innovation Challenge Prize, Dementia Research Portal, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Dementia-Friendly Neighbourhoods, Health and Care Champion Group, Health and Social Care Integration, Innovation Challenge Prize, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), MAGDR: Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Memory Services National Accreditation Programme (MSNAP), Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research, Ministerial Advisory Group on Dementia Research (MAGDR), MSNAP Accreditation, MSNAP: Memory Services National Accreditation Programme, National Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) Payment Framework, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), NHS Health Check Programme, NHS South West, Our Health, Personalised Care Planning, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) Dementia Registers, Research Champion Group, Royal College of GPs, Sarah Pickup (ADASS), Sir Ian Carruthers (NHS South West), Sir Mark Walport (Wellcome Trust), Think Local, Think Local Act Personal, Think Local Act Personal (TLAP), TLAP: Think Local Act Personal
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Alzheimer’s Brain Damage Reversed by Deep Brain Stimulation? (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 5, December 2011]. Summary Alzheimer’s Disease could be eased by regular small fleeting pulses of electricity. A small safety trial to test “deep brain … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale (ADAS), Behind the Headlines, Dana Foundation, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Johns Hopkins University (Maryland), Krembil Neuroscience Discovery Fund, Mini-Mental State Examination, MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination, Neurological Research and Education Foundation, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Standardised Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA), University of Toronto, University of Zurich
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Genetic Research (Based on Yeast) Into Alzheimer’s Disease (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 4, November 2011]. Summary The Daily Express reported a major breakthrough in Alzheimer’s research which could one day assist in early detection of the … Continue reading
Brain Chemical miR-34c Linked to Mental Decline (NHS Choices)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 3, October 2011]. Summary The Daily Express has reported that German researchers have discovered how to block the effect of a molecule in the … Continue reading
Posted in Animal Studies, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, NHS, NHS Choices, Quick Insights, Universal Interest
Tagged ERA-Net Neuron Epitherapy Project, European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) Journal, European Neuroscience Institute (Germany), European Science Foundation, German Research Foundation, Hans and Ilse Breuer Foundation, microRNA, microRNA-34c, miR-34c, miRNAs, Schramm Foundation
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