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Each study has a usefulness score out of 100 (rubric version 4.0). Tap a score to see what makes it up.

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  1. Brain cholesterol: long secret life behind a barrier

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2004-02-05 Risk factors

    Although an immense knowledge has accumulated concerning regulation of cholesterol homeostasis in the body, this does not include the brain, where details are just emerging.

  2. The glamour and gloom of glycogen synthase kinase-3

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in biochemical sciences 2004-02-01 Risk factors

    Glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK3) is now recognized as a key component of a surprisingly large number of cellular processes and diseases.

  3. Passage of VIP/PACAP/secretin family across the blood-brain barrier: therapeutic effects

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Current pharmaceutical design 2004-01-01 Drug development

    In recent years, VIP/PACAP/secretin family has special interest.

  4. Neurodegenerative diseases and oxidative stress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie 2004-01-01 Inflammation and the immune system

    Oxidative stress is now recognized as accountable for redox regulation involving reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS).

  5. Roles of unsaturated fatty acids (especially omega-3 fatty acids) in the brain at various ages and during ageing

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. PubMed 2004-01-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Alpha-linolenic acid (18:3omega3) deficiency alters the structure and function of membranes and induces minor cerebral dysfunctions, as demonstrated in animal models and subsequently in human infants.

  6. Trace amounts of copper in water induce beta-amyloid plaques and learning deficits in a rabbit model of Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2003-08-14 Prevention and risk

    Despite the crucial role played by cholesterol and copper in nutrition and normal brain function, recent evidence indicates that they may both be important factors in the etiology of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  7. 4-hydroxynonenal as a bioactive marker of pathophysiological processes

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Molecular aspects of medicine 2003-08-01 Genetics

    The review is focused on the currently major aspect of 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) research--studies that combine biological activities of the aldehyde together with the methods of its identification in cells and tissues.

  8. Glucagon-like peptide-1 decreases endogenous amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta) levels and protects hippocampal neurons from death induced by Abeta and iron

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of neuroscience research 2003-06-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1(7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  9. Plants used in Chinese and Indian traditional medicine for improvement of memory and cognitive function

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior 2003-06-01 Treatments

    In traditional practices of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, numerous plants have been used to treat cognitive disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  10. GSK-3: tricks of the trade for a multi-tasking kinase

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of cell science 2003-04-01 Risk factors

    Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is a multifunctional serine/threonine kinase found in all eukaryotes.

  11. Protein carbonylation in human diseases

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in molecular medicine 2003-04-01 Risk factors

    Oxidative modifications of enzymes and structural proteins play a significant role in the aetiology and/or progression of several human diseases.

  12. Aberrant expression of peroxiredoxin subtypes in neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Brain research 2003-03-01 Genetics

    An increasing body of evidence indicates that oxidative stress and damage play a role in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases associated with neurodegeneration, including Down syndrome (DS), Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Pick's disease (PD).

  13. Protein carbonyl groups as biomarkers of oxidative stress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry 2003-03-01 Risk factors

    Oxidative stress, an imbalance toward the pro-oxidant side of the pro-oxidant/antioxidant homeostasis, occurs in several human diseases.

  14. Folate and homocysteine metabolism in neural plasticity and neurodegenerative disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in neurosciences 2003-03-01 Disease mechanisms

    Folate is a cofactor in one-carbon metabolism, during which it promotes the remethylation of homocysteine -- a cytotoxic sulfur-containing amino acid that can induce DNA strand breakage, oxidative stress and apoptosis.

  15. Plants with traditional uses and activities, relevant to the management of Alzheimer's disease and other cognitive disorders

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Phytotherapy research : PTR 2003-01-01 Treatments

    In traditional practices of medicine, numerous plants have been used to treat cognitive disorders, including neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other memory related disorders.

  16. Pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy: a new look at ammonia

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Metabolic brain disease 2002-12-01 Biomarkers

    Damage to astrocytes characterized by cell swelling (acute liver failure) or Alzheimer Type II astrocytosis (chronic liver failure) can be readily reproduced by acute or chronic exposure of these cells in vitro to pathophysiologically relevant concentrations of ammonia.

  17. The glucagon-like peptides: a new genre in therapeutic targets for intervention in Alzheimer's disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD 2002-12-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an insulinotropic hormone, secreted from the enteroendocrine L cells of the intestinal tract in response to nutrient ingestion.

  18. Adenosine receptors in the nervous system: pathophysiological implications

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Progress in neurobiology 2002-12-01 Risk factors

    Adenosine is a ubiquitous homeostatic substance released from most cells, including neurones and glia.

  19. Lipoprotein lipase: structure, function, regulation, and role in disease

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Journal of molecular medicine (Berlin, Germany) 2002-10-24 Risk factors

    Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) catalyses the hydrolysis of the triacylglycerol component of circulating chylomicrons and very low density lipoproteins, thereby providing non-esterified fatty acids and 2-monoacylglycerol for tissue utilisation.

  20. Protection and reversal of excitotoxic neuronal damage by glucagon-like peptide-1 and exendin-4

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2002-09-01 Drug development

    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) is an endogenous insulinotropic peptide that is secreted from the L cells of the gastrointestinal tract in response to food.

  21. Lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation in Alzheimer's disease brain: potential causes and consequences involving amyloid beta-peptide-associated free radical oxidative stress

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Free radical biology & medicine 2002-06-01 Disease mechanisms

    Amyloid beta-peptide (A(beta)) is heavily deposited in the brains of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients, and free radical oxidative stress, particularly of neuronal lipids and proteins, is extensive.

  22. A novel neurotrophic property of glucagon-like peptide 1: a promoter of nerve growth factor-mediated differentiation in PC12 cells

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics 2002-03-01 Drug development

    The insulinotropic hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (7-36)-amide (GLP-1) has potent effects on glucose-dependent insulin secretion, insulin gene expression, and pancreatic islet cell formation and is presently in clinical trials as a therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

  23. Glycogen synthase kinase 3: an emerging therapeutic target

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Trends in molecular medicine 2002-03-01 Drug development

    Glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) is a serine/threonine protein kinase that has recently emerged as a key target in drug discovery.

  24. Estrogen actions throughout the brain

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Recent progress in hormone research 2002-01-01 Disease mechanisms

    Besides affecting the hypothalamus and other brain areas related to reproduction, ovarian steroids have widespread effects throughout the brain, on serotonin pathways, catecholaminergic neurons, and the basal forebrain cholinergic system as well as the hippocampal formation, a brain region involved in spatial and declarative memory.

  25. Folate, vitamin B12 and vitamin B6 and one carbon metabolism

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The journal of nutrition, health & aging 2002-01-01 Disparities

    The vitamins folic acid, B12 and B6 and B2 are the source of coenzymes which participate in one carbon metabolism.

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