Study delivers protein across blood-brain barrier to degrade Alzheimer's plaques

Study delivers protein across blood-brain barrier to degrade Alzheimer's plaques

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While beneficial, this blockade also stands in the way of delivering drugs intended to treat neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer's. In a new study … "These tangles of beta amyloid are known to be the problem in Alzheimer's," says Daniell. "So …
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Why the US Fails at Treating Addiction (Op-Ed)

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Janina Kean, a substance-abuse and addiction expert, is president and CEO of High Watch Recovery Center, the world's first 12-Step treatment center. Kean led the first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting to be held in China's Yunnan province, within the world …
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Amsterdam's Hiring of Alcoholics and Addicts Has Logic (and Benefits)

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The program that is “mostly government-funded… [and] helps the homeless, drug addicts and alcoholics get back on their feet, is so popular that there is a long waiting list of chronic alcoholics eager to join the beer-fueled cleaning teams.” And …
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Another killer looking to get out of Napa State Hospital

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Thomas Alvin Webster, according to the medical staff at Napa State Hospital, has his drug problem under control and is no longer insane. … At this week's hearing, Picker, the Napa psychiatrist, testified that he has been treating Webster since …
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