Age-Dependent Alterations Not Specific For Alzheimers Disease
Alzheimers disease (AD) has lately been suggested to be a systemic disorder, not confined only to the brain. An increasing volume of evidence indicates that AD is also associated with peripheral vascular changes //that might be important markers in tests of given pathophysiological hypotheses. Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary, hypothesized that the...Continual Fear Linked to Genetic Alterations in the Brain
A bully seems to have an unabating negative influence on the victim. Scientists have observed this unnerving effect of big mice on small ones, // and the findings have revealed that stress can cause certain genetic changes in the brain. This finding can go a long way in supporting the research into depression and mental illness. This finding initiated by the Texas Researchers, which h...Gene alteration observed in children turning into adults
When children turn into adults, some genes involved in controlling their blood pressure change as well. This is as per a study of more than 500 pairs of twins. //Black and white identical and fraternal twins was done and it showed that changes in gene expression between ages 14 and 18 accounted for up to one third of the blood pressure variation that occurred by age 18. This was told by D...Ape Humans? Alterations in Proteins Affects Genes.
Did you know that the genetic code of chimpanzees is so much alike the code of humans, almost a 98% similarity, and perhaps that explains why they ‘ape’ us. And yet, // there are glaring differences, despite the 98% similarity, that make us humans. According to scientists, it was not a different set of genes that caused the difference, but a difference in the manner the genes were utilize...Alterations in Intestinal Serotonin in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Dyspepsia
ROCHESTER, MN, May 21, 2007-- Serotonin is aneurotransmitter that helps regulate intestinal functions. MayoClinic researchers set out to determine the role of serotonin inpatients with IBS and dyspepsia. The study involved 48 females --including individuals with IBS, individuals with dyspepsia,individuals with both IBS and dyspepsia, and healthy volunteers.Biopsies were obtained from the...