Cambridge scientists are part of a resolution revolution. Building powerful instruments that shatter the physical limits of optical microscopy, they are beginning to watch molecular processes as they happen, and in three dimensions.
A molecular chaperone has been found to inhibit a key stage in the development of Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and break the toxic chain reaction that leads to the death of brain cells, a new study shows. 探花直播research provides an effective basis for searching for candidate molecules that could be used to treat the condition.
Alzheimer鈥檚 Research UK, the world鈥檚 largest dedicated dementia research charity, has announced a 拢30 million Drug Discovery Alliance, launching three flagship Drug Discovery Institutes at the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and UCL ( 探花直播 College London). 探花直播Drug Discovery Institutes will see 90 new research scientists employed in state-of-the-art facilities to fast-track the development of new treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease and other dementias.
Conditions which may accelerate the spread of Parkinson鈥檚 disease, and a potential means of enhancing naturally-occurring defences against neurodegenerative disorders, have been identified in two new studies.
New research using fruit flies with Alzheimer鈥檚 protein finds that the disease doesn鈥檛 stop the biological clock ticking, but detaches it from the sleep-wake cycle that it usually regulates. Findings could lead to more effective ways to improve sleep patterns in those with Alzheimer鈥檚.
People living in industrialised countries may be more likely to develop Alzheimer鈥檚 due to greatly reduced contact with bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms - which can lead to problems with immune development and increased risk of dementia, suggests a new study.
A new study suggests that mothers who breastfeed run a lower risk of developing Alzheimer鈥檚, with longer periods of breastfeeding further reducing the risk.
Delirium also found to worsen severity in those already diagnosed with dementia and increase the pace of cognitive decline.
A collaboration between virologists and neuroscientists at Cambridge 探花直播 has demonstrated how viruses that cross the blood/brain barrier could be exploited to slow down, or even halt, the progress of Parkinson鈥檚 and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Scientists at the 探花直播 of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.
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