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What if treating autoimmune diseases was as simple as regulating the acidity levels of parts of patients’ cells? New research ...

Researchers have identified memory-related brain cells that are highly vulnerable to tau protein accumulation, a key factor in Alzheimer’s disease.

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As well as degrading proteins, the proteosome surprisingly also functions in human defence against bacterial infection. By ...

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has named 13 new Damon Runyon Fellows, exceptional postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading ...

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Each year, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), millions of people in the U.S. are affected by spinal cord ...

In SMA, mitochondria in the skeletal muscles involved in voluntary movements don’t work properly, possibly contributing to ...