My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Nov-2014 In a serendipitous finding, Johns Hopkins neuroscientist Bindu Paul, Ph.D., connected the manufacture of an essential amino acid to Huntington's disease, changing scientific understanding of the…
29 JUN 2012 A new study shows that the compound Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ) reduces oxidative damage, a key finding that hints at its potential to slow the progression of Huntington…
Public release date: 11-Oct-2011 PITTSBURGH, Oct. 11 — Melatonin, best known for its role in sleep regulation, delayed the onset of symptoms and reduced mortality in a mouse model of…
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iwynBRjoDE] Highlights: - and people with Huntington's disease: loss of the ability to make the amino acid cysteine. They also found that disease progression slowed in mice that were…
Public Release: 26-Mar-2014 In mice, dietary changes slow down progression of the disease Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins neuroscientists report they have identified what they believe is the…
Public release date: 15-Nov-2010 - Fisetin, a naturally occurring compound found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables - When they were fed fisetin, however, the HD flies maintained their…
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Edited creatine synthesis picture with fixed term (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] - Followup MRI scans at six months showed a slower rate of atrophy in participants taking…
Contact: Dr. Christian Beste Christian.Beste@rub.de 49-234-322-4323 Ruhr-University Bochum Huntington's gene mutation carriers: Severity of the genetic mutation related to learning efficiency People who bear the genetic mutation for Huntington's disease…
Public release date: 22-Dec-2008 Laws banning marriage between first cousins are based on outdated assumptions about a high degree of genetic risk for offspring and should be repealed, according…
Public release date: 8-Dec-2008 While an estimated 2.3 million people in the United States take part in clinical trials every year, there currently exists no formal requirement to inform them…
Public release date: 7-Aug-2008 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida College of Pharmacy researchers have discovered a marine compound off the coast of Key Largo that inhibits cancer cell growth…
Public release date: 25-Sep-2007 MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. -- For years researchers in neurology have believed that people with Huntington’s disease have more children than the general population because of behavioral…
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