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“Most pregnant women who develop COVID-19 experience mild or asymptomatic illness and rarely transmit the disease to their infants in utero or postpartum. Findings from a new study suggest that specialized "decoy" proteins in amniotic fluid and breast milk protect fetuses and newborns from severe COVID-19.”

“Tau helps stabilize the fibers, or axons, that nerve cells send out to communicate with their neighbors. > However, during trauma, large numbers of these proteins are shaken free from the axons to drift in the space between the brain's cells.”

“A recent study found that eating a high-protein breakfast increases gene expression associated with cardiovascular health, potentially protecting teens against heart disease later in life. The study included 30 teens who routinely skipped breakfast.”

“FTA: > Antarctic fishes that manufacture their own 'antifreeze' proteins to survive in the icy Southern Ocean also suffer an unfortunate side effect, researchers report: The protein-bound ice crystals that accumulate inside their bodies resist melting even when temperatures warm.”

“When this protein was injected into old mice, it increased the activity of a group of genes that improved neuronal activity within the hippocampus and made it more able to adapt to new information.”

“Parvalbumin binds to the alpha-synuclein protein and prevents them from aggregating. The parvalbumin protein is highly abundant in certain fish species including herring, cod, carp, and redfish, including sockeye salmon and red snapper.”

“FTA: > Adults who consume a high-protein diet may be at a lower risk for developing high blood pressure, concludes a study that found participants consuming the highest amount of protein -- an average of 100 g protein/day -- had a 40 percent lower risk of having high blood pressure compared to the lowest intake level.”

“From the article: > "When we treated brain tissue from mice suffering from Alzheimer's disease with vitamin C, we could see that the toxic protein aggregates were dissolved. Our results show a previously unknown model for how vitamin C affects the amyloid plaques," says Katrin Mani, reader in Molecular Medicine at Lund University. Publication.”

“FTA: >There was evidence to suggest that tumors secrete activin, such that circulating levels of the protein rise in those with cancer. Activin is closely related to another protein, called myostatin, which is known to be important in muscle [...]”

“These additional targets offer possible ways for semaglutide to influence the protein pattern beyond the effects of eating less and losing weight. A blood-protein score may help track how a treatment changes biology associated with dementia, not just estimate future risk.”