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New light shed on link between Alzheimer’s and liver disease

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Research shows how a protein, linked to fatty liver disease, can disrupt the blood-brain barrier and trigger neuroinflammation leading to neurodegenerative disease

New research from the University of South Carolina is uncovering exactly how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) influences the neurological conditions associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The study describes how a certain protein produced in the liver can travel to the brain and trigger neuroinflammation.

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Sea sponge molecule stops cervical cancer cell growth in the lab

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The natural world is a huge source of life-saving drugs, with plants and animals providing us with all kinds of therapeutic compounds throughout human history. That extends to the sponges that inhabit the seas, with new research detailing how a molecul… Continue reading Sea sponge molecule stops cervical cancer cell growth in the lab→