Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have uncovered a built in process that can remove existing amyloid plaques from the…
Alzheimer's disease is often described in numbers, with millions of people affected, cases rising quickly, and costs reaching into the…
Aging takes a serious toll on the hippocampus, the part of the brain that plays a central role in learning…
Researchers at Houston Methodist have discovered that a protein tied to neurodegenerative conditions such as dementia and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore have identified a protein that…
What if an injectable protein could one day help repair both "leaky gut" and severe depression? New research from the…
Researchers at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to concepts from polymer physics to better understand a central feature of Alzheimer's…
Researchers at Leipzig University and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have discovered a key mechanism for appetite and weight control. It…
A toxic protein forms dynamic pores in the membranes of brain cells - and that may be the key to…
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital demonstrated for the first time that the protein midkine plays a preventative role…