Green tea and resveratrol reduce Alzheimer’s plaques in lab tests

November 2, 2022

Alzheimer’s disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 6 million Americans, and its incidence is expected to rise in the coming decades.

Risk of death after surgery is significantly higher for residents of low-income neighborhoods, study reveals
New research from St. Michael's hospital found patients from the lowest-income areas in Ontario had a 43% higher chance of dying within 30 days of surgery compared to those from the highest-income areas in the province.
Trial finds Zanidatamab + chemo beneficial in HER2-positive gastroesophageal cancer
For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (HER2-positive) metastatic or locally advanced unresected gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma (mGEA), zanidatamab and chemotherapy, with or without tislelizumab, may prolong survival compared with trastuzumab + chemotherapy, according to a study presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held from Jan. 8 to 10 in San Francisco.
Investigating HIV's hidden immune evasion strategy
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Communications has revealed how HIV can protect infected cells by altering the sugars on their surface, hindering the host immune system and avoiding detection.
Uncovering how occludin protein maintains blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers
The blood-brain and blood-retinal barriers are protective systems that prevent harmful substances from entering the brain and eyes. These barriers are created by cells that are joined tightly together by proteins. Dysfunctional barriers can cause a range of diseases, including stroke, brain tumors and blinding eye diseases such as diabetic retinopathy.
Why deadly ovarian cancers hide from the immune system, and how to stop them
More than two-thirds of deaths from ovarian cancer are attributable to high-grade serous carcinoma. In one particularly aggressive form, only a small number of inactive immune cells can be found near the tumor. Such tumors are referred to as immunologically cold.

Green tea and resveratrol reduce Alzheimer’s plaques in lab tests

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