Hope for prion diseases
From reducing prion protein to fighting neuroinflammation, researchers try different techniques to combat deadly prion diseases.
Articles by Hannah Thomasy, PhD
How heritable is the epigenome?
Isabelle Mansuy explores how life experiences alter the epigenome of an organism and its descendants.
Early life adversity leaves marks in the brain
Negative childhood experiences can leave epigenetic scars that haunt organisms for life.
Tracking the movement of individual proteins in dementia
A dementia-associated tau mutation promotes unusual clustering of Fyn, a protein important for learning and memory.
New weapons in the fight against sickle cell disease
For decades, treatment options for sickle cell disease have been extremely limited. Soon, gene therapies and a host of pharmaceuticals could alleviate the immense burden of this disease.
Many-legged medicines: A new strategy for pain relief
Emily Mevers investigates the compounds produced by millipedes that may inspire the medicines of the future.
Basic science: a key ingredient in innovation
From green fluorescent protein to polymerase chain reaction, many basic science discoveries fueled important advances in biomedicine.
A vision of the future: Stem cells offer hope for retinal degeneration
Cell therapies derived from stem cells could one day prevent vision loss or even restore sight in retinal degenerative disease.
Unraveling the molecular mechanisms of endometriosis
Bioengineer Linda Griffith creates tissue models to figure out what causes endometriosis and how to treat it.
A rare genetic mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease
Data from a highly resilient individual guided researchers to new potential therapeutic targets.
