Mouse model links plaques to memory loss in Alzheimer study
A University of Minnesota team created the TG2576 mouse by inserting the human gene for amyloid precursor protein, producing beta amyloid plaques and memory decline that mirror human Alzheimer’s. The study, published in Science, shows this model’s potential for testing disease-modifying drugs and understanding behavioral deficits.
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Alzheimer’s Assn
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University of Minnesota
Karen Hsiao
Hsiao
Science
Journal of the
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Thomas Chase
Zaven Khachaturian
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Jury pool hears of Fuhrman plea in Simpson case
In Santa Monica, AP report notes that a year after Simpson's acquittal and amid Fuhrman's probation for perjury, both figures surface in the civil trial jury search. Prospective jurors weigh Fuhrman’s credibility, while some admit biases about Simpson, with 75 of 100 needed for next questioning.
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O.J. Simpson
Mark Fuhrman
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Simpson juror Beatrice Wilson dies at 73 in Los Angeles
Los Angeles AP reports juror Beatrice Wilson seat 12 who acquitted O J Simpson died after a long illness. Her husband Luther Wilson said she fell ill after the verdict and died August 22 in a hospital. Doctors denied sequestration stress caused death.
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Beatrice Wilson
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Priest resigns amid Tampa Bay sex abuse claims
The Rev. William Lau of Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in St. Petersburg resigned after an adult complainant alleged past sexual misconduct. Archdiocese spokeswoman Mary Jo Murph said the week has been painful and stressed they are handling the matter today.
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Tampa, Fla
Tampa Bay
Mary Jo Murph
William Lau
Blessed Trinity Catholic Church
St. Petersburg
Robert Lynch
Lau
Midol incident at Fairborn school leads to suspension
A 14 year old girl in Fairborn Ohio says she should return to Baker Junior High before February after being suspended 10 days for giving a Midol tablet to a classmate. The other student, who took the drug, was allowed back in, while the giver faces a February 12 return under the district drug transmission policy.
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Farborn
Ohio
Kimberly Smartt
Kimberly
Baker Junior High School
Dayton
Erica Taylor
Erica
Cials
Steve Clifton
Fairborn City
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