Friday February 27th 2009, 10:00 am
The latest in a recent flurry of clues on the workings of Alzheimer's disease comes from Yale University researchers who found a link between the disorder and the prion protein, which can cause mad cow disease and other maladies.
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Link found between Alzheimer’s, mad cow protein.
Meaty comeback for beef exports (Denver Post)
Friday February 27th 2009, 2:54 am
U.S. beef exports rallied in 2008 to almost match export levels in 2003, before the mad-cow-disease scare cut sales.
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New Piece In Alzheimer’s Puzzle (Science Daily)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 11:23 pm
Researchers have filled in a missing gap on the molecular road map of Alzheimer's disease. They report that cellular prion proteins trigger the process by which amyloid-beta peptides block brain function in Alzheimer's patients.
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Ten Major Crimes of Lee Myung Bak Group Disclosed (Korean Central News Agency)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 8:20 pm
Pyongyang, February 26 (KCNA) -- The National Reunification Institute in an indictment issued on Feb. 25 disclosed ten major crimes committed by the Lee Myung Bak group in the first year of its office.
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Cass Sunstein: What Kind of Regulation Czar? (BusinessWeek)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 6:57 pm
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Research hones in on mystery of Alzheimer’s (MSNBC)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 3:53 pm
Scientists are unraveling some of the mechanisms behind the plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's, offering new leads for drugs to treat the disease.
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Research reveals some of Alzheimer’s secrets (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 2:18 pm
Scientists are unraveling some of the mechanisms behind the plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, offering new leads for drugs to treat the fatal brain-wasting disease.
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New Piece In Alzheimer’s Puzzle Discovered By Yale Researchers (Medical News Today)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 12:15 pm
Yale researchers have filled in a missing gap on the molecular road map of Alzheimer's disease. In the Feb. 26 issue of the journal Nature, the Yale team reports that cellular prion proteins trigger the process by which amyloid-beta peptides block brain function in Alzheimer's patients. "It has been a black box," said Stephen M.
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Mad cow and Alzheimer’s have surprising link.
Thursday February 26th 2009, 10:00 am
Scientists have discovered a surprising link between Alzheimer's disease and mad cow disease. It turns out both diseases involve something called a prion protein.
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The almanac (UPI)
Thursday February 26th 2009, 3:32 am
By United Press International UPI Almanac for Thursday, Feb. 26, 2009.
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