In a family with an inherited form of Alzheimer’s disease, those who carried a gene variant called APOE3Ch had a delay in cognitive impairment and dementia. More research is needed to see whether APOE3Ch has a...
Researchers developed a novel method to turn off prion protein production in mice. The technique could lead to treatments for prion diseases such as mad cow disease.
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This feature explores experimental approaches to allow people living with paralysis to become more independent and improve quality of life.
June 25, 2024 —
Scientists developed an AI tool that uses routine clinical data to identify cancer patients most likely to respond to immunotherapy drugs called checkpoint inhibitors.
June 11, 2024 —
Children who regularly ate peanut-containing foods early in life had a greatly reduced risk of developing peanut allergy into adolescence.
June 11, 2024 —
Researchers created massive, advanced maps of the complex networks that regulate gene function in the brains of people with and without mental disorders.
June 4, 2024 —
In the largest study of its kind, researchers identified genetic variants that appear to boost breast cancer risk among females of African ancestry.