NIH Research Matters—A urine test for kidney transplant rejection, how aging protein affects sleep patterns, and brain degeneration mechanism

This week in NIH Research Matters: Urine Test Detects Kidney Transplant Rejection Levels of certain molecules in the urine of kidney transplant recipients can provide an early sign of transplant rejection.   Brain Protein Affects Aging and Sleep Researchers revealed how an aging-related protein in the brain affects sleep patterns. Altered Protein Shapes May Explain Brain Diseases Scientists may have uncovered a key mechanism involved in the brain degeneration seen in conditions such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.       Editor's Picks from past issues: Gene Variants Predict Response to Breast Cancer Drugs Insights Into Inner Ear Repair Improving Gene Therapy for Eye Diseases Vegetarian Diets Linked to Lower Mortality Brain Scan May Predict Best Depression Treatment NIH Research Matters is on Facebook! Join us at www.facebook.com/ResearchMatters, and write on our wall. NIH Research Matters is also available as an RSS News Feed. Point your RSS reader to http://www.nih.gov/researchmatters/feed.xml (to learn more about RSS, visit http://www.nih.gov/news/rss.htm).   Update Your E-mail Address | Add Subscriptions | Unsubscribe If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. For all other inquiries about NIH programs and activities, please contact NIHinfo@od.nih.gov. Before writing, please view our Frequently Asked Questions page, our A-Z Health Topics page, or Search our website. This service is provided to you by the National Institutes of Health. NIH…Turning Discovery Into Health® This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Institutes of Health (NIH) · 9000 Rockville Pike · Bethesda MD 20892 · 301-496-4000 / TTY 301-402-9612