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Hans Melo

Menten AI, Inc.
Verified email at mail.utoronto.ca
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[HTML][HTML] An anti-diabetes agent protects the mouse brain from defective insulin signaling caused by Alzheimer's disease–associated Aβ oligomers

TR Bomfim, L Forny-Germano… - The Journal of …, 2012 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Defective brain insulin signaling has been suggested to contribute to the cognitive deficits in
patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Although a connection between AD and diabetes …

[HTML][HTML] Diet-derived fatty acids, brain inflammation, and mental health

HM Melo, LE Santos, ST Ferreira - Frontiers in neuroscience, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Western societies experienced drastic changes in eating habits during the past century. The
modern nutritional profile, typically rich in saturated fats and refined sugars, is recognized as …

[PDF][PDF] A genetic map of the response to DNA damage in human cells

…, N Hustedt, SE Rossi, S Adam, H Melo… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
The response to DNA damage is critical for cellular homeostasis, tumor suppression,
immunity, and gametogenesis. In order to provide an unbiased and global view of the DNA …

[HTML][HTML] Deep brain stimulation for obesity: a review and future directions

DA Formolo, JM Gaspar, HM Melo, T Eichwald… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The global prevalence of obesity has been steadily increasing. Although pharmacotherapy
and bariatric surgeries can be useful adjuvants in the treatment of morbid obesity, they may …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment of chikungunya chronic arthritis: A systematic review

GMPG Sales, ICP Barbosa, LMS Canejo… - Revista da Associação …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Chikungunya (CHIK) is a tropical arbovirus, transmitted by the female mosquito
Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. In Brazil, there have been cases reported since 2014 …

Memantine rescues transient cognitive impairment caused by high-molecular-weight aβ oligomers but not the persistent impairment induced by low-molecular-weight …

CP Figueiredo, JR Clarke, JH Ledo… - Journal of …, 2013 - Soc Neuroscience
Brain accumulation of soluble amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs) has been implicated in synapse
failure and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether and how …

[HTML][HTML] CCNE1 amplification is synthetic lethal with PKMYT1 kinase inhibition

…, ME Leclaire, B Liu, V Bhaskaran, Y Mamane, H Melo… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Amplification of the CCNE1 locus on chromosome 19q12 is prevalent in multiple tumour
types, particularly in high-grade serous ovarian cancer, uterine tumours and gastro …

[PDF][PDF] The emergence and representation of knowledge about social and nonsocial hierarchies

D Kumaran, HL Melo, E Duzel - Neuron, 2012 - cell.com
Primates are remarkably adept at ranking each other within social hierarchies, a capacity
that is critical to successful group living. Surprisingly little, however, is understood about the …

Astrocyte transforming growth factor beta 1 protects synapses against Aβ oligomers in Alzheimer's disease model

LP Diniz, V Tortelli, I Matias, J Morgado… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer9s disease (AD) is characterized by progressive cognitive decline, increasingly
attributed to neuronal dysfunction induced by amyloid-β oligomers (AβOs). Although the …

Cross talk between brain innate immunity and serotonin signaling underlies depressive-like behavior induced by Alzheimer's amyloid-β oligomers in mice

JH Ledo, EP Azevedo, D Beckman… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Considerable clinical and epidemiological evidence links Alzheimer's disease (AD) and
depression. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying this connection are largely …