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New Alzheimer’s research could inspire better treatments and earlier diagnosis
Neuroscientists at the University of Portsmouth, with collaborators in the UK and the USA, have made a breakthrough in the study of Alzheimer’s which could inspire better treatments and earlier diagnosis.
The researchers have for the first time found a key protein in one of the brain regions first to be affected by Alzheimer’s.
The study, led by Jerome Swinny, Professor of Neuropharmacology at the University of Portsmouth and funded by Alzheimer’s Society, set out to fully understand how this brain region changes in the earliest phases of the disease and why.
President Donald Trump s supporters were still rampaging through the US Capitol when the question arose: If these had been Black Lives Matter demonstrators instead of overwhelmingly White, militant Trump backers,
MSP increases Trooper patrols, protective measures in Lansing ahead of expected protests
MSP working alongside local county law enforcement, Michigan National Guard, FBI to keep Lansing safe
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LANSING, Mich. – Officials in Lansing are on high alert as new precautions are being taken ahead of expected protests Saturday and Sunday.
“I assure you that we take our responsibility for safeguarding the capitol very seriously,” said MSP Col. Joe Gasper. “Together with our law enforcement partners, we are prepared for the worst but we remain hopeful that those who choose to demonstrate at our Capitol do so peacefully and without violence or destruction of property.”
Published January 13. 2021 6:08PM | Updated January 13. 2021 7:42PM
Mark Pazniokas, The Connecticut Mirror
The mob attack on the U.S. Capitol last week and concerns about potential unrest next week prompted Connecticut House leaders Wednesday to abruptly move up to Thursday a session necessary to act on expiring judicial appointments.
The move is prompted by “an abundance of caution” and not specific threats of disruption next week in Hartford, the House leaders said. The state lawmakers had been expected to meet next Wednesday, Jan. 20, the same day as the inauguration of Joe Biden in Washington.
House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, and House Minority Leader Vincent J. Candelora, R-North Branford, agreed to suspend the rules concerning advance notice and act quickly on the nominations of 13 jurists.