Chinese medicine extract tetrandrine's precise mechanism of action opens new avenues for drug discovery

A research team led by Prof. Ben Ko Chi-bun, Associate Professor of the PolyU Department of Applied Biology and Chemical ...
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Risk and protective factors for stroke and transient ischaemic attack in patients with atrial fibrillation: an umbrella review of meta-analyses

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF) is linked to significant morbidity and mortality, with ischaemic stroke being a leading ...
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Nutrient Roles in the Onset, Prevention, and Treatment of Chronic and Neurodegenerative Diseases: Mechanistic and Epidemiological Insights

Chronic diseases (CDs) such as neurodegenerative disorders affect millions of people worldwide. Chronic diseases, commonly referred to as non-communicable ...

How non-neuronal brain cells communicate to coordinate rewiring of the brain

A study by Dorothy P. Schafer, Ph.D., and Travis E. Faust, Ph.D., at UMass Chan Medical School, explains how two different ...
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Glial cells as gatekeepers of neurodegeneration and metabolic diseases

Coordinated activity between neurons and glial cells is necessary to process sensory information, mediate perception, coordinate behavior and integrate ...
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Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 ...