A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia
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A hidden Alzheimer’s tipping point may decide who gets dementia

Using donated brain tissue from older adults with and without cognitive decline, along with samples…

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Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes
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Why losing the wrong fat can trigger diabetes

Too much fat can increase the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and other health problems.…

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Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips
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Struggling with a hard life choice? AI future selves have tips

In each installment of the Back to the Future movie franchise, a time machine drives…

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What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?
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What’s to blame for Canada’s wildfires?

Canada is on fire. Over 190 wildfires raging in Ontario in July have so far…

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Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit
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Oral GLP-1 drugs may quiet the brain’s food craving circuit

In mice, the medications reduced hedonic feeding, which means eating for enjoyment rather than because…

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The Universe can outrun light without breaking Einstein’s rules
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The Universe can outrun light without breaking Einstein’s rules

This means that when a telescope captures the light from a distant galaxy, the image…

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A daily fiber supplement reduced knee arthritis pain and improved strength
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A daily fiber supplement reduced knee arthritis pain and improved strength

Researchers at the University of Nottingham led the INSPIRE clinical trial, which tested inulin, a…

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APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging
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APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging

A new study from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, published in Aging Cell,…

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APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging
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APOE2 may protect the brain from Alzheimer’s and aging

A new study from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, published in Aging Cell,…

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A new antiviral could stop measles before an outbreak takes off
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A new antiviral could stop measles before an outbreak takes off

The findings, published in Nature Microbiology, come from scientists at the Center for Translational Antiviral…

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