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New study challenges previous ideas regarding Alzheimer's disease

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A new USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology study challenges existing ideas of how buildup of a protein called amyloid beta (Aβ) in the brain is related to Alzheimer's disease.

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Ad26.RSV.preF-RSV preF protein vaccine immunogenic in seniors

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An adenovirus serotype 26 respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vector encoding a prefusion F (preF) protein (Ad26.RSV.preF) RSV.preF) in combination with RSV preF protein is immunogenic and prevents RSV-mediated lower respiratory tract disease in older adults, according to a study published in the Feb.

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Targeting mechanosensitive protein could treat pulmonary fibrosis, study suggests

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Credit: ©2021 Qu et al. Originally published in Journal of Experimental Medicine. link] Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have identified a new molecular target that could potentially treat the deadly, aging-related lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

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Researchers ID blood protein that sheds light on common, post-operative complication

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Delirium, a common post-operative complication, is also seen frequently in patients with COVID-19 BOSTON – Delirium, a common syndrome among older adults, particularly in those who have recently undergone surgery, critically ill patients in the ICU, and in older patients with multiple health issues, is a form of acute confusion that is characterized (..)

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Damage to the heart found in more than half of COVID-19 patients discharged from hospital

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Credit: European Heart Journal Around 50% of patients who have been hospitalised with severe COVID-19 and who show raised levels of a protein called troponin have damage to their hearts.

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New mouse model of tau propagation

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Credit: TMIMS Accumulation of assembled tau protein in the central nervous system is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and several other neurodegenerative diseases, called tauopathies. Recent studies have revealed that propagation of assembled tau is key to understanding the pathological mechanisms of these diseases.

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TTUHSC scientist takes next step in search for bone disease treatment

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has been investigating how Kruppel-like Factor 2 (KLF2), a gene that codes protein into a specific human chromosome, influences the development of bone and musculoskeletal diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis. In 2006, Das, […].