Saturday, July 05, 2025
Saturday, July 05, 2025

Researchers have discovered how the fungus Candida albicans enters the brain, activates two separate mechanisms in brain cells that promote its clearance, and, important for the understanding of Alzheimer's disease development, generates amyloid beta (Ab)-like peptides, toxic protein fragments from the amyloid precursor protein that are considered to be at the center of the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Read more …Fungal infection in the brain produces changes like those seen in Alzheimer's disease

People overeat and become overweight for a variety of reasons. The fact that flavorful high-calorie food is often available nearly everywhere at any time doesn't help. Researchers have determined for the first time why certain chemicals in cooked or processed foods, called advanced glycation end products, or AGEs, increase hunger and test our willpower or ability to make healthy choices when it comes to food.
Read more …Can't stop binging on fries and BBQ?

More Articles …

  1. New study confirms presence of flesh-eating and illness-causing bacteria in Florida's coastal waters following Hurricane Ian
  2. The deep slumber of a hospital pathogen: Why infections with Acinetobacter baumannii can flare up again and again
  3. New 3D-printed tumor model enables faster, less expensive and less painful cancer treatment
  4. Sexism and poorer parenting: Study suggests a link
  5. New biomarker predicts whether neurons will regenerate
  6. NHS Wales: Thousands of hours missing from A&E figures - doctors
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