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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 […]
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 […]
Just as different flowers have distinct scents, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders can be differentiated based on olfactory deficits. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis explored the potential of smell tests in early and differential diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The study analyzed various smell tests used to assess olfactory functions in patients with Alzheimer’s […]
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