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Defeating leukemia cells by depriving them of energy
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Defeating leukemia cells by depriving them of energy

by University of Geneva Graphical abstract. Credit: DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.110197 Acute myeloid leukemia, which affects blood and bone marrow cells, is a particularly dangerous form of cancer. More than half of patients under the age of 60 die. This proportion rises to 85% for patients over 60. A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland,...

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Is energy the key to Alzheimer’s disease?

by University of Adelaide Credit: Pixabay/Pete Linforth. A team of researchers at the University of Adelaide has found a link between the way that cells produce energy for brain function and the mutated genes found in Alzheimer’s disease. The discovery published in Disease Models and Mechanisms has prompted further examination of the link as a fundamental, early...