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Amy Woodfield

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  • Broadcast Journalist, BBC
Leicester
As seen in: BBC, MDPI, BioRxiv
A Bedfordshire girl living in a Leicester world. Part of the BBC East Midlands digital team. All tweets are my views - not the BBC's.
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Differential expression and modulation of presenilin-1 and presenilin-2 in neural cell lines

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By Melissa K Eccles, Amy Woodfield Verified, Ayeisha Milligan Armstrong, Mark Agostino
| BioRxiv
Abstract Presenilin proteins, the catalytic components of the γ-secretase enzyme, play a key role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease primarily by generating amyloid-β peptides. Although often grouped together, Presenilin-1 (PS1) and Presenilin-2 (PS2) are distinct proteins that contribute differently to γ-secretase activity.
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Current Insights on the Use of Insulin and the Potential Use of Insulin Mimetics in Targeting Insulin Signalling in Alzheimer’s Disease

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By Amy Woodfield Verified, Tatiana Gonzales, Erik Helmerhorst, Simon Laws
| MDPI
Abstract : Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are chronic diseases that share several pathological mechanisms, including insulin resistance and impaired insulin signalling. Their shared features have prompted the evaluation of the drugs used to manage diabetes for the treatment of AD. Insulin delivery itself has been utilized, with promising effects, in improving cognition and reducing AD related neuropathology.
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Wolf Moon captured above the East Midlands

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By Amy Woodfield Verified
| BBC Verified
By Amy Woodfield BBC News, East Midlands Image source, Michael Platten Image caption, A paraglider at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham, went for a closer look at the Wolf Moon The first full Moon of 2022, known as the Wolf Moon, provided photographers with some beautiful pictures. The National Space Centre in Leicester said January's full Moon was given this name after the "howling of hungry wolves".
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