[neuroling] Alzheimer Research Forum
- From: "giancarlo" <giancarlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Neuroling" <neuroling@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2002 06:46:01 -0700
As an Alzheimer Research Forum (Alzforum) member I am forwarding this
message that can interest everybody on this list who is researching in the
field of cognitive impairments in DAT.
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ALZHEIMER?S DISEASE until the end of 2002.
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Giancarlo Buoiano.
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26 November 2002, noon to 1 p.m. EST. "Intraneuronal Ab Accumulation-More
Evidence, Less Controversy?" with discussion led by Gunnar Gouras. Is it
still possible to deny that Abeta exists inside neurons? What are the
implications for hypotheses on the role of Abeta in AD?
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See the related web seminar from the 8th International Conference on
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RESEARCH NEWS
Medium-Throughput Target Discovery Using Brain Slices
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New Parkinson?s Gene: DJ Mutations Make Neurons Change Their Tune
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Bruce Yankner and Mark Mattson comment on New Parkinson's Gene
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Age Factors into Survival after AD Diagnosis
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MRI Keeps an Eye on Those Transplanted Stem Cells In Vivo
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Early Results Hint That Insulin-Sensitizing Drug Improves Cognition
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Spinal Taps for Tau Tests
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Vassilis Koliatsos Comments on Can Travel, Will Deposit: Ab via the
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Q. Looking for a primary antibody which can respond to the rat's 1-17
amino acid of beta-amyloid, and detect the sAPPá of rat. -- Sun Zhang
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Q. Has anybody tried to express full-length human or rodent presenilins or
APP in bacteria in order to make antibodies against the whole protein? --
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Q. Looking for antibodies/ kits for human measurements of the levels of
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