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Quincy Bioscience Celebrates Research on World Alzheimer’s Day

9/21/2012 7:00 AM EST  -   Quincy Bioscience
Madison, Wis -- (September 14, 2012) In honor of World Alzheimer’s Day, Quincy Bioscience would like to celebrate by offering a free memory tracking tool. Quincy Bioscience, based in Madison, WI, is a biotechnology company committed to improving cognitive health in the aging population. 

With 78 million baby boomers in the United States, and crippling statistics on the rate of...
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Women with Alzheimer’s Deteriorate Faster than Men

8/23/2012 10:36 AM EST  -   University of Hertfordshire
Embargoed until: 06:00 BST Friday 24th August 2012

Women with Alzheimer’s show worse mental deterioration than men with the disease, even when at the same stage of the condition, according to researchers from the University of Hertfordshire.
In the paper published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, the researchers discovered that men...

Butter Flavoring in Popcorn Linked to Alzheimer’s

8/15/2012 8:15 AM EST  -   Sokolove Law
Can the artificial flavoring behind buttery popcorn also be a linked to a deadly, degenerative brain disease?

A new study published in the journal of Chemical Research in Toxicology suggests that...
Dr. Brad Pierce
 

UT Arlington professor to use National Science Foundation grant to examine vital...

8/13/2012 5:47 PM EST  -   University of Texas at Arlington
The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $300,000 grant to a UT Arlington biochemist working to unravel the mystery of how enzymes regulate the human body.

Brad Pierce, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is studying a new class of enzymes that are catalysts for the oxidation, or breaking down, of sulfur-bearing molecules in the body.

Enzymes involved in...

Quincy Bioscience Congratulates Glen Campbell on Lifetime Achievement

2/14/2012 11:23 AM EST  -   Quincy Bioscience
Madison, Wisconsin (February 14, 2012) – Quincy Bioscience is proud to join the Recording Academy in congratulating Glen Campbell, American country music singer, as he is awarded the 2012 Grammy Lifetime Achievement award.

Glen Campbell has spent more than 50 years creating music that revolutionized the entertainment industry. Campbell courageously announced in June of 2011 that...

Jellyfish Protein a Hot Topic at International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease

7/20/2011 12:00 AM EST  -   Quincy Bioscience
Paris, France -- (July 20, 2011) Quincy Bioscience, a research-based biotechnology company, presented data today which demonstrates an apoaequorin-containing supplement is able to significantly improve cognitive function for adults with memory concerns. The trial findings were shared today in the “Hot Topics” category at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference...

Dogs Demonstrate Jellyfish Protein as a Potential Therapeutic for Memory Disorde...

7/20/2011 12:00 AM EST  -   Quincy Bioscience
Dogs Demonstrate Jellyfish Protein as a Potential Therapeutic for Memory Disorders at International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease

Paris, France -- (July 20, 2011) Quincy Animal Health, a leader in canine cognitive health, is pleased to announce that Quincy Animal Health President Mark Underwood presented data today which demonstrates an apoaequorin-containing chewable supplement is able to significantly improve...