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Study Links 'Hunger Hormone' to Memory and Learning

February 19, 2006

Research appearing in the March 2006 Nature Neuroscience shows that the hormone ghrelin, known for its regulation of food intake and body weight, could be involved in processes leading to memory loss associated with aging and Alzheimer s disease.

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New Research Confirms How Allergy Shots Help Patients

February 23, 2006

UC's Fred Finkelman, MD, led a study confirming what scientists have suspected for years but never proven that allergy shots work because the injected IgG antibody, a protein that the body develops to protect itself, blocks off the invading allergen and prevents a reaction. The research could lead to improved protection for allergy sufferers.