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A new study suggests that Alzheimer’s proteins may spread in a “prion-like” fashion. So, what is a prion, and how does this finding change what we know about Alzheimer's?

Researchers found that, before the immune system evolutionarily co-opted it, a protein originally belonged to a gene family responsible for directing cells to move to the right location at the right time to address specific functional needs.

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health observed rapid and distinct immune system changes in a small study of people who switched to a vegan or a ketogenic (also called keto) diet.

Researchers have developed a machine learning-based classifier, which utilizes metabolic profiles of serum samples, to accurately identify people with ovarian cancer.

Edible, inexpensive plant proteins could be used to grow cultivated meat with layers of "fat" and "muscle" that produce meat-like textures.

"Powering up" the mitochondria in neurons of people with Alzheimer's could restore brain connections reports new research that points to a promising therapeutic target.

Five cases of Alzheimer’s disease are believed to have arisen as a result of medical treatments decades earlier, reports a team of UCL and UCLH researchers.

Researchers have revealed how a high-fat changes our mitochondria, reducing their capacity to burn fat, pinpointing the single gene involved in this process.

A UCLA-led research team has shown that fragments of the coronavirus may drive inflammation by mimicking the action of specific immune molecules in the body.

Growing cells must maintain certain concentrations of biomolecules to function properly, but how cells pull this off has puzzled scientists. A new study has solved the mystery by revealing two mechanisms for biosynthetic scaling.