Mutations in the ‘C9orf72’ gene cause progressive neurodegenerative diseases, namely Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and ...

Scientists have found that the anti-seizure medication levetiracetam prevents the buildup of faulty amyloid-beta proteins in ...

Age-related memory decline and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's are often thought of as irreversible.

Brain cells are constantly swallowing material from the fluid that surrounds them - signaling molecules, nutrients, even ...

When a cell divides, it performs a feat of microscopic choreography—duplicating its DNA and depositing it into two new cells.

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common chronic cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, is very challenging to treat once ...

A male fruit fly in a laboratory chamber extends his wings and vibrates them to produce his species' version of a love song.