Greater neighborhood disadvantage is associated with increased inflammatory and Alzheimer disease (AD) cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers in older adults, according to a study published online June ...

Living in disadvantaged neighborhoods may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by elevating biomarkers associated with inflammation and neurodegeneration.

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to have biomarkers for inflammation and Alzheimer's ...

People living in more disadvantaged neighborhoods may be more likely to have biomarkers for inflammation and Alzheimer's ...

This is a useful study in the role of CHI3L1 in Kupffer cells, the macrophages of the liver, showing that CHI3L1 alters glucose regulation in obesity. Specifically, Chi3l1 protects glucose-dependent ...

This article highlights our work toward the identification of a potent, selective, and efficacious acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase) inhibitor. Rational design, guided by X-ray analysis of several ...

A chitinase cDNA clone (CpCHI, 1002 bp) was isolated from papaya fruit, which encoded a 275 amino acid protein containing a 28 amino acid signal peptide in the N-terminal end. The predicted molecular ...

Persimmon fruit is high in important nutrients including potassium, phosphorous, and vitamin C. Learn more benefits and how to eat them.

Significant variations in seed quality were observed between the two seasons for the faba bean genotypes (Table 6). In the ...

A team of scientists has uncovered how an ancient immune system, the complement system, decides when to launch an attack—revealing a hidden mathematical tipping point based on the spatial density of ...

Letter Published: 14 January 1961 A Chitin Medium for Isolation, Growth and Maintenance of Actinomycetes YAMUNA LINGAPPA & JOHN L. LOCKWOOD Nature 189, 158–159 (1961) Cite this article ...