Stay sharp after menopause: How aerobic exercise can improve key thinking skills
Regular aerobic exercise – the kind that gets your heart pumping – can improve important thinking skills called…
Brain shrinkage biomarker may predict early-onset Alzheimer’s progression
In people diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, a biomarker tool that detects shrinkage of the brain’s gray matter…
New platform enables large-scale production of custom proteins
Scientists have been hard at work for more than 20 years to instruct biological systems, such as E.…
Scientists uncover tRNA changes driving Chagas parasite transformation
The Chagas disease parasite (Trypanosoma cruzi) undergoes a major transformation throughout its life cycle in order to infect…
Older women prioritize quality of life over living longer, study shows
Women over 50 are putting quality of life ahead of living longer – according to research from the…
Oral drug avatrombopag reduces chemotherapy treatment delays, trial finds
In a phase 2 trial of patients with gastrointestinal cancers, avatrombopag helped 70% of those receiving chemotherapy to…
Long-term study shows how neighborhood conditions shape women’s heart health
Women who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods face worse heart health and experience faster decline as they approach menopause,…
Rutgers study maps distinct patterns of brain connection loss in schizophrenia
Research involving a Rutgers professor sheds new light on the biological basis of schizophrenia by directly measuring synaptic…
New viral library helps scientists study thousands of proteins
To prevent viruses from sickening or killing us – whether it’s an individual case of hepatitis B or…
New study explains how brain tumors evolve to resist treatment
A form of glioma, a type of brain cancer, tends to progress towards greater malignancy due to an…
Experimental compound BA-101 overcomes chemotherapy resistance in glioblastoma
Scientists have identified a promising new strategy to tackle one of the biggest obstacles in treating glioblastoma, one…
Socioeconomic status brings unequal metabolic disease reductions across racial, ethnic groups
Higher socioeconomic status is not associated with equal reductions in rates of type 2 diabetes and obesity across…