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Scientists Describe Lifestyle Choices That Can Slow Memory Decline

In this group the combination of several healthy lifestyle behaviours also slowed the rate of memory decline, suggesting significant benefits can be garnered from lifestyle changes even in those with a genetic risk for Alzheimer's.

Big Study Uncovers 22 Links Between Viral Infections And Brain Disease

New research looking at health records from nearly half a million people has identified 22 different associations between viral infections and neurodegenerative diseases.

CRISPR's First Decade Only Scratches The Surface Of Its Potential

In the decade since, CRISPR-Cas9 has spun off multiple variants, expanding into a comprehensive toolbox that can edit the genetic code of life.

GPT-3'S Aims To Be Diagnosing Alzheimer's Through Speech

As this technology develops, it might become a crucial tool to help doctors make better diagnoses.

Google Scrambles To Catch Up In The Wake Of OpenAI's ChatGPT

Between debates about how bots like ChatGPT will impact everything from academics to journalism, folks have suggested ChatGPT may end Google's reign in search.

After Solving Protein Folding, The Next Step For AI Is To Predict Protein Behaviour In The Body

Kinases can catalyse over 90,000 known phosphorylation sites in proteins. The dataset, when fed into AlphaFold, RoseTTAFold, their variants, could help them better predict how proteins dynamically change shape and interact in cells.

DARPA Wants To Develop A Drug To Make People Resistant To Extreme Cold

"If you have a drug that makes brown fat more active, then instead of having to spend weeks and weeks adapting to cold, you can perform better within hours".

How Pancreatic Cancer Defies Treatment

Pancreatic cancer is the third deadliest cancer in the United States, after lung and colorectal.

Israeli Breast Cancer Treatment Shows 90% Effectiveness In Animal Trials

The new molecular blocker aims to halt breast cancer metastasis.

New Treatment Strategy Cuts Risk Of Bowel Cancer Returning By 28%

UK trial across three countries finds that giving patients chemotherapy before surgery was more effective.

Targeting Variant Of Common Protein May Dramatically Boost Effectiveness Of Breast Cancer Treatment

A rare variant of a protein present in nearly all human cells may hold the key to improving the effectiveness of breast cancer treatment, according to University of Manchester research funded by Breast Cancer Now.

New Partnership To Boost Research Into Vaccines For Cancer

New cancer trials to begin using personalised treatment to save lives.