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Aug

7

Dopamine reduces beta-amyloid plaques in Alzheimer’s disease

Increasing dopamine in the brains of AD model mice led to increased neprilysin, which broke down amyloid-beta plaques and improved memory.

Jul

8

Immune-related diseases like multiple sclerosis associated with genetic variation in newly discovered, rare T cells.

Jun

27

Biomass made from purple marine bacteria provides more than enough nitrogen to plants without harming the environment

Jun

20

The atlas revealed sex differences in the aging kidney lipidome and lipid byproducts of gut bacteria that accumulate throughout the body.

May

22

Overactivating the ABA signaling pathway in plants prevented cesium in soil from blocking root growth in plants.

May

17

A new study shows that the current Japanese population is derived from 3 ancestral groups, one of which brought Denisovan DNA to the party.