Alzheimer's disease (AD) lesions are characterized by the presence of numerous inflammatory
proteins.This has led to the hypothesis that brain inflammation is a cause of neuronal …

The power of placebos has long been recognized for improving numerous medical
conditions such as Parkinson's disease (PD). Little is known, however, about the mechanism …

To study telomere length dynamics in hematopoietic cells with age, we analyzed the average
length of telomere repeat sequences in diverse populations of nucleated blood cells. More …

PURPOSE: To uncover risk factors for the highly variable individual rates of progression in
cases of untreated normal-tension glaucoma. METHODS: Visual field data were assembled …

Background: The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing at an alarming rate. Many
local governments have enacted policies to increase physical activity in schools as a way to …

ContextDyspnea is a common complaint in the emergency department where physicians
must accurately make a rapid diagnosis.ObjectiveTo assess the usefulness of history, …

Clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) do not manifest until dopamine (DA)
neuronal loss reaches a symptomatic threshold. To explore the mechanisms of functional …

The BRCA2 gene is mutated in familial breast and ovarian cancer, and its product is implicated
in DNA repair and transcriptional regulation. Here we identify a protein, EMSY, which …

Computerized image analysis was used to determine the normal axonal count and axon
diameter distribution in 12 normal human eyes. Mean axon count per nerve was 969,279 ± …

Clinical scales, based on the major signs of Parkinson's disease (PD), are commonly used to
assess the effect of symptomatic treatment of PD. With the appearance of therapy aiming to …