Ageing as a therapeutic target
Ageing is one of the biggest causes of human suffering. It results in a functional decline in almost every organ
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MPTP a neurotoxin research model of Parkinson’s Disease
The toxin 1-methyl-4-phyenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), causes irreversible Parkinson’s disease symptoms (Parkinsonism) through the destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra
Read moreWhat is thalidomide and what caused the thalidomide disaster of the 1950s and 60s?
Thalidomide was first developed by Chemie-Grunenthal, a German pharmaceutical company, in 1954. It was first marketed as a sedative, and
Read moreTop 10 Most Searched Diseases: #4 HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HIV is a single stranded RNA virus which has an envelope (lipid membrane). HIV is the causative agent of AIDS,
Read moreMalaria vaccine developed by GlaxoSmithKline likely to be approved
Malaria is a disease which affects over 200 million people worldwide each year, resulting in nearly 600,000 deaths, many of
Read moreHave we found a wonder drug, which can halt the progress of Alzheimer’s?
It is thought that worldwide approximately 44 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s, and this number is growing every year. In
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