by Dr Steven Magennis, University of Glasgow Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain New research on the structure and dynamics of a branched form of DNA called a three-way junction could lead to more effectively targeted treatments for degenerative disorders like Huntington’s Disease, scientists say. In a new paper published in the journal Nature Communications, chemists from the University of Glasgow...
by Laura Alejandra Velazquez Villegas, The Conversation Osteoporosis is a degenerative disease where the bone density and quality are reduced. This disease is associated with substantial pain and disability leading to devastating long-term physical and psychological consequences. In Europe, the total osteoporosis economic burden was estimated at 30.7 billion euros in 2010, and is expected to reach 76.7 billion in...
