APOE Mutation Linked to Protection From Alzheimer’s: Case Study
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that may help mitigate the risk of some forms of Alzheimer’s. In a study published yesterday (November 4) in
Researchers have identified a genetic mutation that may help mitigate the risk of some forms of Alzheimer’s. In a study published yesterday (November 4) in
Preliminary research suggests that using CRISPR to treat cancer is safe in humans and could become a feasible therapeutic method in the future, although its
In a large trial, a dengue immunization developed by Takeda Vaccines reduced the number of dengue by more than 80 percent relative to a control
Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease is a genetic malady that leaves neurons without their myelin coating. This deficit has devastating consequences for the boys—it’s X-linked—who have it. “These
An experimental vaccine continues to show promise in preventing active tuberculosis infections in patients with the latent form of the disease, researchers reported yesterday (October
Deep brain stimulation can durably improve depression symptoms in people who don’t respond well to other treatments, according to a small study published last week
Delicate lines dance across a screen mounted on the wall of the operating room. Their peaks and valleys become pronounced, suddenly flatten into a straight
Humans, unlike some lucky members of the animal kingdom, have a very limited ability to regrow damaged or missing body parts. But a study published
A study published in Nature Medicine that found an increased mortality rate in people with an HIV-preventing gene variant has a major flaw, according to
There are approximately 5.6 million people over the age of 65 living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. With the population aging, that number
In the early 2000s, Arturo Zychlinsky at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin found that mammalian immune cells called neutrophils use an
A few years ago, while using DNA sequencing to study the lung microbiomes of people who had received lung transplants, researchers at the University of
Researchers have identified one possible cause of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, a common disorder in which fat builds up in the liver with potentially life-threatening
Cancer cells have the ability to connect to and feed off of neurons in the brain, according to three studies published in Nature on Wednesday
Tau is a structural protein of brain cells that, in various neurodegenerative conditions and as a result of brain injury, can accumulate as tangled toxic
When Jonathan Epstein first looked through the microscope to examine the results of a study using CAR T cells in mice, he didn’t know whether
The failure of drugs that seemed promising in laboratory tests to prove themselves in human testing is an all-too-common occurrence, dashing hopes and costing billions
When I visited Ricaurte, Colombia, in 2016, I was surrounded by men with long faces and prominent ears. As we spoke, they would ask repetitive
This summer, at least 47 children have died in an outbreak of a mysterious disease that only affects a lychee-producing area in northern India, CNN
Scientists extracted a near-complete HIV-1 genome from a lymph node that had been preserved in wax for more than 50 years. The sample stands as
A mesh-like network of cells within mice’s skin plays a previously unknown role in pain perception, researchers reported today (August 16) in Science. The scientists
A new cryopreservation bank offers customers the chance to stash away their T cells for use in future cancer treatments. Using a similar model to
In 2014, at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, six melanoma patients received infusions of an anticancer vaccine composed of their own dendritic
When Sara Campbell first typed “exercise and microbiome” into PubMed in 2010 and hit enter, “the search literally said zero,” she tells The Scientist. Campbell
A treatment regimen for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis could help stem the growing problem of hard-to-treat TB infections in developing countries, according to the Associated Press.
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