Scientists have identified a clue to the molecular origin of Alzheimer's disease--a clue that may also explain why women are more susceptible to the disease.
Washington [US], September 1 (ANI): Newly discovered sensory neurons send messages from fat tissue to the brain and could eventually be co-opted to treat obesity or metabolic disease.
Washington [US], June 8 (ANI): According to a new study from scientists at Scripps Research, the anxiety that occurs during withdrawal from excessive alcohol use, and contributes to relapse, may be driven in part by the release of an immune protein in the brain.
La Jolla (California) [US], February 2 (ANI): Diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes has been known to have no cure. It can be controlled, but once diagnosed with it, a person needs to be careful all his life. But now, a new study has shown some promising results in actually curing it.
Although the discovery of HIV was forty years ago, developing a vaccine against the virus has remained a difficult task. Moderna, a biotech company, has begun clinical trials on an mRNA vaccine. It employs a unique technique to generate broadly neutralizing HIV-1 antibodies (bNAbs) that will eventually target numerous HIV strains. The experimental Moderna HIV […]
Washington [US], November 10 (ANI): PIEZO1, an ion channel mechanosensor found within cells, has been revealed to play a key role in regulating the speed of skin wound healing by researchers at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Washington [US], August 19 (ANI): A new study has shown how a protein associated with Parkinson's disease can damage the mitochondria, organelles inside cells that carry out a medley of vital tasks.