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Alzheimer Disease
Stress significantly hastens the progression of Alzheimer disease
September 20th, 2006
Stress hormones appear to rapidly exacerbate the formation of brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer disease, according to researchers at University of California, Irvine (UCI). The findings suggest that managing stress and reducing certain medications prescribed for the elderly could slow down the progression of this devastating disease. In a study with genetically modified mice, Frank LaFerla, professor of neurobiology and behavior, and a team of UCI researchers found that when young animals were injected for just seven days with dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid similar to the body's stress hormones, the levels of the protein beta-amyloid in the brain...
Source: Biotech Week (2006-09-20)
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