Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an aging-associated neurodegenerative disorder, threatening millions of people worldwide. The onset and progression of AD can be accelerated by environmental risk factors, such as bacterial and viral infections. Human herpesviruses are ubiquitous infectious agents that underpin numerous inflammatory disorders including neurodegenerative diseases. Published studies concerning human herpesviruses in AD imply an […]
Published on September 7, 2023
Understanding Parkinson’s disease is like exploring a mysterious jungle where genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors interact. Scientists have discovered that DNA methylation, specifically of GPNMB cg17274742, plays a role in the onset of the disease. Picture a transmembrane protein called GPNMB as a crucial guide in this jungle, helping immune cell activation and maturation. The […]
Published on September 7, 2023
Imagine you’re in a taste test, trying to determine the secret ingredient that makes a dish so irresistible. You sample one plate after another, searching for that distinct flavor. Similarly, researchers injected synthetic Aβ1-42 oligomers into mice to see if it affected their susceptibility to seizures. Previous studies suggested that these oligomers, implicated in Alzheimer’s […]
Published on September 7, 2023
