Two is better than one, to improve brain function on a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
Many of the therapies that are currently being developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease focus on reducing the levels of amyloid-beta,
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Author: Ana Rodríguez
When protein regulators go awry, neurological disease may follow
Scientists are expanding their horizons in their search for disease-causing genes. Consider for instance a neurological condition called spinocerebellar ataxia
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A closer look at how elephants fight herpesvirus
Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) affects elephants in the wild and in captivity. It can be latent in adults but in
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Researchers target what makes triple negative breast cancer grow
Scientists have been looking for receptors —molecules on cancer cells — that promote the growth of cancers. But the receptors
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From the labs to commercialization: Baylor College of Medicine graduate starts Speratum CR to bring his own discovery to cancer patients
Dr. Christian Marín-Muller’s grandmother died of cancer before he was born. It saddens him that he never had the chance
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The humble fruit fly continues to boost biomedical discovery
For more than 100 years, the humble fruit fly has been used to understand fundamental biological processes and has been
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Image of the Month: Measuring the effects of microgravity on vision
Astronauts have developed ocular changes affecting vision in microgravity, associated with findings suggestive of elevated intracranial pressure (ICP). Currently,
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Common altered pathways provide new cancer perspective
Studying cancer at the molecular level has revealed that there is not a single pathway or process that drives all
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What the first American astronauts taught us about living in space
NASA’s Project Mercury was the United States’ first human-in-space program. Between 1961 and 1963, six astronauts carried out successful one-person
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Mouse model helps solve 15q13.3 microdeletion puzzle
Individuals with a complex neurological condition called 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome are missing a small piece of chromosome 15 that usually
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