Something Wrong with Your Sniffer? It Could Be the Coronavirus
Loss of sense of smell is a common COVID-19 symptom. A biologist explains what could be going on
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Found: a genetic link to molecular events that precede symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease
Molecular mutation may be more common among African Americans with late onset Alzheimer’s, provide a possible focus for early diagnosis and targeted treatments
Getting to the Roots of Fragile X Syndrome
Focusing on glial brain cells, neuroscientist Yongjie Yang hunts for a new path to treating the genetic disorder
Helping Endangered Koalas—and Potentially Human Health, Too
Veterinary student’s research in Australia helped improve care for hundreds of animals with chlamydia, while medical research at Tufts looks for vaccine
Researchers discover sex-specific differences in neural mechanisms for glucose regulation
Study identifies a requisite protein in the brain mediating effects of estrogen in female, but not male, mice
College graduates, high income earners most likely to feel helped by government during pandemic
Latinos, those with only high school education, and under-30s hit harder by layoffs than other groups, according to new Tufts University national survey
New cell profiling method could speed TB drug discovery
Technology combines rapid imaging and machine learning to uncover patterns in how antibacterials kill; can be applied to many pathogens
Cervical precancer identified with fluorescence, in a step toward bedside detection
Metabolic and structural changes in the cells are detected by their intrinsic fluorescence, a property that can be measured non-invasively and without contrast agents.
Stem Cells and Silk Make a New Way to Study the Brain
An NIH grant powers collaborative research on Alzheimer’s disease