Scientists have used a unique approach to track brain degeneration in Alzheimer's disease, uncovering a pathway through which degeneration spreads from one region to another. read the full article

Targeting multiple proteins at once may be the real key to treating neurodegenerative diseases, according to a recent study. read the full article

The workings of memory and learning have yet to be clarified, especially at the neural circuitry level. But researchers have now discovered a specific brain neuron with a central role in learning. The study may have a bearing on the potential for counteracting memory...

Researchers discovered humble mitochondria are sometimes boss over the cell nucleus. They send DNA-coded instructions to make the nucleus respond when the cell is under duress. That's new, as the nucleus was always thought to issue orders to cell members. The...

Using high energy ultrasound beams to destroy prostate cancer tumours may be as effective as surgery or radiotherapy, but with fewer side effects. read the full article

Researchers are using precision genomics to search for undiscovered, inheritable genetic mutations that cause accelerated aging. Researchers conducted a study assessing 17 patients with short telomere syndromes -- rare conditions that result in premature DNA and...

A new study has found the mechanism by which amyloid beta -- the protein deposited into plaques in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease -- protects from the effects of herpes viruses commonly found in the brain. read the full article

A new study shows that a variation in the melatonin receptor 1A gene is linked to the risk of Alzheimer's disease in the elderly. The same research team has previously demonstrated that the same genetic variation reduces tolerance to shift work among the working age...

Levels of the enzyme PDIA1, which enables a healthy homeostasis of endothelial cells as well as production of new blood vessels, decrease in diabetes, while activity of Drp1, a key regulator of fission regulated by PDIA1, goes way up, a new study finds. read the full...

First-trimester screening of pregnant women for asymptomatic bacteriuria -- higher than normal bacteria levels without symptoms of a bladder infection -- is recommended by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care in an updated guideline in the Canadian...