Month: March 2022

VAMP2 Expression and Genotype Are Possible Discriminators in Different Forms of Dementia

Vascular alterations often overlap with neurodegeneration, resulting in mixed forms of dementia (MD) that are hard to differentiate from Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). The 26 bp intergenic polymorphism of VAMP2, a key component of SNARE complex, as well as its mRNA and protein levels are associated with neurological diseases. We evaluated ApoE4 and VAMP2 26 bp […]

Published on March 14, 2022

COVID Meds Effective Against Stealth Omicron Variant: Study

A number of COVID medications have proven their mettle against the “stealth” BA.2 omicron variant in lab tests, but it’s not clear how effective they would be in real-world use, researchers report. Some evidence suggests that BA.2 can spread more quickly than the already… Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on March 14, 2022

Seeing men everywhere, even in toast

Women and men each represent about half the population, but people think of the concept person more as a man. Wardle et al. recently found that people also see face-like objects more as men than as women. This finding generates further questions on whether bias about concepts and faces might differ. Read Full Article (External […]

Published on March 12, 2022