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Exendin?4: A potential therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

Chemical Biology and Drug Design

The figure depicts the neuroprotective role of exendin-4 in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. Exendin-4's diverse therapeutic targets suggest its potential therapeutic uses in neurodegenerative ailments like Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease and have garnered an increasing amount of attention.

Disease 189
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Gum Disease & Diabetes: A Strong Link

Drugs.com

14, 2024 -- Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.“Recent THURSDAY, Nov. Recent research has shown that diabetes is not only a major risk factor for periodontitis but that t.

Disease 103
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A therapy candidate for fatal prion diseases turns off disease-causing gene

Broad Institute

Science (2024) Related content New gene delivery vehicle shows promise for human brain gene therapy My Quest to Cure Prion Disease — Before It’s Too Late | Sonia Vallabh | TED Prion diseases lead to rapid neurodegeneration and death and are caused by misshapen versions of the prion protein in the brain.

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Prevent Fungal Diseases in the Workplace

NIOSH Science Blog: Drugs

As part of Fungal Disease Awareness Week, we are highlighting fungal diseases that can affect workers. Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), blastomycosis, and histoplasmosis are fungal diseases caused by fungi that live in the environment in certain regions. Fungal diseases to watch out for Coccidioidomycosis, or

Disease 100
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AI Helps Spot Liver Disease Early

Drugs.com

18, 2024 -- AI can help doctors diagnose early cases of fatty liver disease, a new study says.An AI program trained to spot a leading type of the disease, called metabolic-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), unearthed hundreds. MONDAY, Nov.

Disease 64
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The Evolving Alzheimer’s Disease Landscape

Fierce BioTech

Alzheimer’s disease research and drug development is evolving at a rapid pace. Decades of research has led to the approval of the first disease-modifying drugs and new pathological discoveries. |

Disease 116
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How is Parkinson’s disease diagnosed?

Antidote

Parkinson’s disease symptoms can vary from person to person. In this blog, we’ll be sharing more details about the disease and discussing opportunities for individuals to get involved in Parkinson’s research. Receiving a Parkinson’s diagnosis is a life-altering event that nearly 1 million people in the United States have experienced.

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