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Discovery challenges belief about brain’s cellular makeup

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From the Northwell Health press release: A discovery made by Junhwan Kim, PhD, assistant professor at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, is challenging science’s longstanding beliefs regarding the cellular makeup of the brain. This… 

Study looks at aspects of caregiving

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From the Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan press release: They don’t get pay, recognition, or much of a break. They spend hours a day helping someone who may not even recognize them anymore. Now,… 

E-cigarette use by high school students linked to cigarette smoking

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From the Canadian Medical Association Journal press release: Use of e-cigarettes by high school students was strongly associated with later cigarette smoking, according to a large study conducted in 2 Canadian provinces and published in CMAJ (Canadian… 

Discovery lights path for Alzheimer’s research

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From the Rice University press release: A probe invented at Rice University that lights up when it binds to a misfolded amyloid beta peptide — the kind suspected of causing Alzheimer’s disease — has identified…