A recent study published in eLife offers a new perspective on the development of Alzheimer’s disease, suggesting that the ...

Pharmaceutical ads are difficult to avoid in American television programming and a growing number of them promote a class of ...

For years, scientists have focused on amyloid beta buildup as the main culprit in Alzheimer’s disease, but a new study suggests the real problem might lie in a stalled protein-cutting process in the ...

A thermal stability-based proteomic analysis identifies cytoplasmic PEBP1 as a mediator of mitochondrial dysfunction-induced stress response, highlighting its potential role in cellular adaptation ...

An enzyme that helps clear damaged mitochondria can act as a molecular switch and potentially prevent neurons from dying.

A 'pocket' on the protein cyclin B is responsible for ensuring that the steps of cell division take place in the correct order.

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It holds that amyloid proteins prompt a cascade of biochemical changes in the brain that cause dementia. The supremacy of that hypothesis has exerted enormous pressure toward scientific conformity.

Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter As one of the three main macronutrients (along with fat and carbohydrates), protein is essential for promoting ...

While studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range north of the California border, Oregon scientists recently discovered something they did not expect: an aquifer containing much more ...

Researchers have long known there was some kind of aquifer in the Cascade Mountains that feeds rivers like the McKenzie and the Deschutes. But they never knew just how big it might be — until ...