Latest Blog Posts for PolygenicBlog

• Effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on α-synuclein aggregation and the ubiquitin-proteasome system in dopaminergic neurons. - PubMed - NCBI
  on Dec 20, 2016 in Parkinson's disease synuclein Titanium dioxide
  Dopaminergic neurons (PC12 cells) were treated with different doses of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs), to investigate their effects on α-Synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation and their mechanism of action. Western blotting and immunofluorescent...
• Using herpes drugs to slow down Alzheimer’s disease could become reality - Umeå University, Sweden
  on Dec 15, 2016 in Alzheimer's disease Herpes simplex
   Umeå University researchers, led by Hugo Lövheim at the Department of Community Medicine and Rehabilitation and the Unit of Geriatric Medicine, have launched a clinical study investigating the effect of herpes drugs on Alzheimer’s disease.
• Molecular Psychiatry - Gestational vitamin D deficiency and autism-related traits: the Generation R Study
  on Dec 15, 2016 in autism Vitamin D
   There is intense interest in identifying modifiable risk factors associated with autism-spectrum disorders (ASD). Autism-related traits, which can be assessed in a continuous fashion, share risk factors with ASD, and thus can serve as informati...
• Researchers add to evidence that common bacterial cause of gum disease may drive rheumatoid arthritis -- ScienceDaily
  on Dec 15, 2016 in arthritis bacteria
  In a report on the work, published in the Dec. 14 edition of the journal Science Translational Medicine, the investigators say the common denominator they identified in periodontal disease (gum disease) and in many people with rheumatoid arthritis is...
• Chronology of Onset of Mental Disorders and Physical Diseases in Mental-Physical Comorbidity - A National Representative Survey of Adolescents
  on Dec 14, 2016 in mental illness physical diseases
  Background The objective was to estimate temporal associations between mental disorders and physical diseases in adolescents with mental-physical comorbidities. Methods  This article bases upon weighted data (N = 6483) from the National Comor...
• Probiotic normalization of Candida albicans in schizophrenia: A randomized, placebo-controlled, longitudinal pilot study. - PubMed - NCBI
  on Dec 13, 2016 in candida schizophrenia
   The molecules and pathways of the gut-brain axis represent new targets for developing methods to diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders. Manipulation of the gut microbiome with probiotics may be a therapeutic strategy with the potential to re...
• Increased burden of deleterious variants in essential genes in autism spectrum disorder
  on Dec 13, 2016 in autism genes genetics
  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous, highly heritable neurodevelopmental syndrome characterized by impaired social interaction, communication, and repetitive behavior. It is estimated that hundreds of genes contribute to ASD. We asked i...
• Glaucoma drug brimonidine may have potential to treat Alzheimer's disease
  on Dec 13, 2016 in Beta amyloid α2 adrenergic receptor agonists
  In trials on rats, the drug brimonidine, which is routinely used to lower eye pressure in glaucoma patients, has been found to reduce the formation of amyloid proteins in the retina, which are believed to be linked to Alzheimer's. The resea...
• Dad's exposure to phthalates in plastics may affect embryonic development
  on Dec 13, 2016 in Phthalate prenatal
  A new study led by environmental health scientist Richard Pilsner at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, one of the first to investigate whether preconception exposures to phthalates in fathers has an effect on reproductive success via embryo qu...
• Sauna bathing is inversely associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease in middle-aged Finnish men. - PubMed - NCBI
  on Dec 12, 2016 in Alzheimer's disease Environment
   BACKGROUND: there are no previous studies linking repeated heat exposure of sauna and the risk of memory diseases. We aimed to investigate whether frequency of sauna bathing is associated with risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease.  SE...

{pvComments::user_name}

{pvComments::date}

Delete 

{pvComments::comment}

Post a Comment