April 3, 2020 - Nasni Consultants

Blood-based biomarker discovery points to early-stage Alzheimer’s test

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 3, 2020
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Post last modified:April 3, 2020

New research is suggesting high levels of a certain blood-based biomarker may serve as an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease, two years before symptoms develop. The preliminary study has yet to be verified in larger cohorts of patients.

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Chilling concussed brain cells maintains healthy function in the lab

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 3, 2020
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Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) have been investigating ways of nursing concussed brain cells back to healthy function, and have found that cooling them can protect them from damage and allow them to operate as normal.

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Fossil skull reveals new overlap between ancient human species

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 3, 2020
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The human family tree is being shuffled around again. A new study suggests that Homo erectus existed 100,000 to 200,000 years earlier than previously thought, meaning they lived alongside species they were once thought to have descended from.

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Interactive Stanford website models various COVID-19 containment methods

Post author:Diran Taofeek Folami
Post published:April 3, 2020
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A team from Stanford University has developed an interactive website that allows users to create their own custom model estimating how different social distancing interventions affect the spread of COVID-19 over time.

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