Sulforaphane, chemical name is 1-isothiocyanate-4-methanesulfonyl butane, also known as “sulforaphane”, which is a common antioxidant and rich in broccoli, cabbage, broccoli, kale, carrots, and other cruciferous plants. Some research showed it isRead More…
Recently, a study published in the international journal Stem Cell Reports, Scientists from institutions such as the University of Paris IV have identified potential targets for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. TheRead More…
For thousands of years, a human has never stopped chasing the dream of “immortality”. With the development of biology, we have a new understanding of the word “immortality” and recognize the boundaries ofRead More…
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia and is considered the biggest public health hazard of our generation, affecting more than 20 million people. About 135 million people willRead More…
Amyloid self-assembly is linked to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type Ⅱ diabetes (T2D), Several teams of scientists around the world are working on finding ways to prevent amyloid plaque formation inRead More…
Peptide ligands Over the past four years there’s been considerable progress in the development of novel selective analogs of NPY. A number of these analogs have been directed toward discovering tools to understand theRead More…
The definition of Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) PNAs are synthetic DNA analogs in which the phosphodiester backbone is replaced by repetitive units of N-(2-aminoethyl) glycine to which the purine and pyrimidine bases are attached viaRead More…
Obesity is a chronic, multidimensional problem which is being increasingly seen in younger patients. Besides obesity is becoming an epidemic in industrialized countries and is continuing to increase in developing countries worldwide.Read More…
Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic syndrome that is defined by raised plasma glucose levels, accompanied by complete or partial deficiency of insulin. Type II diabetes contributes to more than 90 % of the diabeticRead More…
The term ‘amyloid’ was first used in 1854 by Rudolph Virchow to describe abnormal brain tissue that was stained by iodine, suggesting that it was starch-like. It was later discovered that the amyloid deposits, firstRead More…