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New research reveals that seizures in Alzheimer’s disease worsen brain damage by disrupting the mitochondria, the cell’s power plants, through a protein called Nedd4-2 which lowers a crucial mitochondrial supporter, Mitofusin 2.
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This study identifies Nedd4-2 as a potential new drug target for treating Alzheimer’s patients who also suffer from seizures, a common and debilitating complication.
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A new study mapping the human growth plate during puberty has discovered two distinct populations of stem cells, and found that growth hormone acts directly on these cells to drive bone growth.
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This detailed atlas provides a fundamental new understanding of how puberty triggers growth, which could lead to new treatments for growth disorders and other skeletal conditions.
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Scientists have developed a new approach to treat snakebites by creating a combination therapy of lab-designed molecules that can broadly neutralize venom from many different snake species.
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This paradigm shift moves away from traditional animal-derived antivenoms towards safer, more effective, and easily manufactured synthetic treatments that could save thousands of lives in remote areas.
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