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What Causes Alzheimer’s?
W. Sue T. Griffin
| Sep 1, 2011
| 10 min read
Researchers and pharma companies have tried to attack this disease by reducing amyloid plaques, but inflammation may be the real culprit.
Turning on the Bat Signal
Hannah Thomasy, PhD
| Mar 15, 2024
| 10+ min read
Scientists around the world investigate how bat immune systems cope with viral attacks and how this information could be used to keep humans safe.
A Story of Mice and FIRE
Niamh McNamara, PhD and Veronique Miron, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 9 min read
Studying how microglia control myelin growth and prevent its degeneration helps scientists better understand and address neurodegenerative diseases.
A Microbial Link to Parkinson’s Disease
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD
| Dec 4, 2023
| 6 min read
Haydeh Payami helped uncover the genetic basis of Parkinson’s disease. Now, she hopes to find new ways to treat the disease by studying the gut microbiome.
Do Microbes Trigger Alzheimer’s Disease?
Jill U. Adams
| Sep 1, 2017
| 10 min read
The once fringe idea is gaining traction among the scientific community.
Opinion: Science Needs Better Fraud Detection—And More Whistleblowers
Aman Majmudar,
Undark
| Oct 26, 2022
| 5 min read
An influential paper on amyloid protein and Alzheimer’s disease potentially fabricated data. Why did it take 16 years to flag?
Top Ten Innovations 2011
The Scientist
| Jan 1, 2012
| 10+ min read
Our list of the best and brightest products that 2011 had to offer the life scientist
Top People of 2011
Jef Akst
| Dec 21, 2011
| 6 min read
The Scientist
recounts the year’s top science prize winners and top-notch scientists that passed away.
Short-lived Molecules Support Long-term Memory
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD
| Jun 6, 2023
| 3 min read
A gene essential for information storage in the brain engages an autoregulatory feedback loop to consolidate memory.
Microglia Rescue Aggregate-Burdened Neurons
Charlene Lancaster, PhD
| Jun 12, 2023
| 4 min read
Researchers discover that neurons trade protein aggregates for microglial-derived mitochondria through tunneling nanotubes.
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