Antidepressant fluoxetine alters brain energy use and boosts neural plasticity
A new study shows that the widely used antidepressant fluoxetine does more than boost serotonin levels: it…
Peroxisomes identified as alternative heat producers in brown fat
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a novel way brown fat –…
Scientists Find a Way to “Bulletproof” T Cells Against Cancer
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered that the harsh environment inside tumors, characterized by low oxygen…
Female-specific mechanism enhances heat production in brown fat
Higher activity of PGC-1α enables brown fat cells in females to thermogenic activity and energy expenditure compared to…
New method reveals how mitochondrial DNA mutations influence cancer growth
Mitochondria act as energy factories in cells and have their own, separate DNA. Mutations to mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…
Why One Brain Circuit Collapses First in Alzheimer’s
Researchers suspect energy failures in brain “power plants” may explain why memory pathways collapse so early in Alzheimer’s.…
Scientists identify key protein driving severe flu in older people
Scientists have discovered why older people are more likely to suffer severely from the flu, and can now…