Scientists pinpoint key hotspot driving tau propagation in dementia
Diseases such as Alzheimer’s and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain…
DNA Typewriter tracks cell divisions and developmental decisions in mice
Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing the family tree of cells in a developing mouse embryo. They recorded cells’…
Statins may lower glaucoma risk and reduce treatment needs
Taking statins is linked to a lower risk of developing glaucoma and a reduced chance of it getting…
Simple urine test can accurately diagnose and track bladder cancer
A simple urine test devised by researchers at Stanford Medicine and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System…
New project explores mitochondrial evolution across diverse life forms
A research consortium has generated the broadest look yet at the proteins that make up mitochondria, capturing the…
Zebrafish study reveals how albinism gene influences embryonic eye development
Tiny, striped zebrafish are helping scientists trace how a gene linked to albinism influences eye development, work that…
Toxoplasma remodels host cell surfaces to trigger invasion
Before the parasite Toxoplasma gondii can invade a cell, it has to know it has reached the right place. New…
MIT biologists discover cellular pathway that triggers colon cancer spread
Most colon cancer deaths are caused by the spread of tumor cells beyond the colon, usually to the…
Discovery of receptor-free signaling reveals better targets for treating autoimmune diseases
Our understanding of how cells interact with each other has been driven for decades by the central concept…
Blood test detects more cancers when added to standard screening
A single blood draw that screens for more than 50 cancers substantially increased cancer detection when added to…
New scanning method detects basal cell carcinoma early using AI
Researchers at FAU combine optical diagnosis method with AI-assisted image recognition. Until now, diagnosing skin tumors has relied…
Active form of meprin-β protein increases in people with Alzheimer’s disease
A team from the Altered Molecular Mechanism in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia laboratory, led by Javier Sáez Valero,…