Unlabelled: Many adolescents must overcome a broad range of barriers to access health information and care and are consequently reluctant to pursue assistance for their health concerns. In this review, we examine from whom and how adolescents seek help (for example, by consulting with friends and family members and by searching for health information using online platforms) and how adolescents treat symptoms without consulting with a clinician by engaging in self-medication. Next, we suggest ways to help adolescents receive accurate health information and access to healthcare through school-based health education programs and health centers.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn a recent study, we reported that in bovine brain extract, glycogen synthase kinase-3beta and tau are parts of an approximately 400-500 kDa microtubule-associated tau phosphorylation complex (Sun, W., Qureshi, H. Y.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn Alzheimer's disease, microtubule-associated protein tau is hyperphosphorylated by an unknown mechanism and is aggregated into paired helical filaments. Hyperphosphorylation causes loss of tau function, microtubule instability, and neurodegeneration. Glycogen synthase kinase-3beta (GSK3beta) has been implicated in the phosphorylation of tau in normal and Alzheimer's disease brain.
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