More than 90% of people with Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal disorder in humans and the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability, are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease by ages 55–60.
Mar 29, 2024
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New research from scientists at the Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University has identified a key driver of myelination, the formation of protective fatty sheaths around nerve fibers.
Mar 25, 2024
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Blocking the formation of filaments—multi-enzyme structures that fuel cancer activity—may offer new ways to control cancer cell proliferation, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers.
Mar 5, 2024
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One University of Kentucky (UK) researcher has helped solve a 60-year-old mystery about one of the body's most vital organs: The heart.
Nov 14, 2023
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A new study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research uncovers the crucial role of the AmotL2 protein in connecting mechanical forces to endothelial cell integrity and alignment. This discovery sheds light on junctional ...
Jun 30, 2023
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A study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, published today in Nature Cell Biology, details a previously unexplained type of cell death called disulfidptosis that could open the door for ...
Feb 6, 2023
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What if preventing respiratory illnesses such as COVID-19 and influenza could be as easy as a quick spritz of nasal spray every morning?
Jan 12, 2023
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Indiana University School of Medicine researchers are making new discoveries about the pathological changes in people who have inherited Alzheimer's disease versus developing the disease sporadically. These findings could ...
Jan 20, 2022
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Abnormal accumulation of misfolded tau protein in filaments characterizes numerous neurodegenerative diseases—collectively called tauopathies for this very reason. A long-standing collaboration between Michel Goedert's ...
Sep 30, 2021
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Scientists peering into the beating heart have solved a decades-old, fundamental mystery about how the heart works. The revelation could herald the development of new treatments for heart diseases—the leading cause of death ...
Mar 23, 2021
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