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Resin may cure epilepsy
Sticky resin from conifers contains substances that could relieve or cure epilepsy. Researchers at Linköping University have synthesized and tested 71 substances known as resin acids, of which twelve are prime candidates for new medicines. The study was newly published in Nature’s open-access periodical Scientific Reports.
Paving the way for a cure
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, mad cow disease and scrapie are brain diseases for which there is currently no cure. But now, with the aid of a particular molecule, LiU researchers may be able to prevent destructive prions causing cell death in the brain. This could pave the way for a cure - and in the future perhaps also a treatment for other prion diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS.
EVENTS
LiU 40 years
21 Sep
Anniversary symposia with Nobel Laureate Prof Hiroshi Amano. Popular science presentation and scientific symposia.
Location: C4, C Building and Planck, Physics Building, Campus Valla
For more info contact:
Stefan Klinström
Migration policy
30 Sep
Seminar with Professor Peo Hansen, REMESO/ISV: The European Unions external labour migration policy: rationale, objectives, approaches and results, 1999-2014.
Location: B533, B Building, Campus Valla
For more info contact:
Branka Likic Brboric
