Biotechnology Clearing out old cells might help the brain A popular anti-aging strategy keeps mice from getting senile. by Karen Weintraub 2018-09-19T13:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life The Rogue Immune Cells That Wreck the Brain Beth Stevens thinks she has solved a mystery behind brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia. by Adam Piore 2016-04-04T00:00:00-04:00
Biotechnology Scientists Hope to Lengthen Dog Years A drug that helps people after organ transplants has extended the lives of fruit flies, worms, and mice. The next step is to see what it will do for our pets. by Faye Flam 2015-10-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A New Way to Fight Aging in the Brain For the first time, scientists can take skin cells from people of various ages and transform them into brain cells reflecting the ages of their donors. by Faye Flam 2015-10-09T17:20:00-04:00
Rewriting Life To Treat Alzheimer’s, Drugmakers Embrace Early Intervention, Imaging Tests New antibody drugs show promise in slowing the advance of Alzheimer’s disease. by Antonio Regalado 2015-07-22T15:19:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Will Football Players Someday Take a Concussion Pill? New research provides a potential pathway to a drug to save people from the progressive damage of severe or repeated concussions. by Mike Orcutt 2015-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life Obama Announces First Funding for Brain Mapping Project by Susan Young Rojahn 2013-04-02T13:11:23-04:00
Rewriting Life Alzheimer’s Ahead An epidemic of age-related dementia looms by Gary Small 2012-10-24T00:00:00-04:00
Rewriting Life A New Setback for Alzheimer's Drugs A compound that attacks amyloid plaques fails to help patients, raising questions about similar therapeutics. by Susan Young Rojahn 2012-08-09T00:00:00-04:00