by Kendall Daniels, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine Credit: Wikimedia CommonsUNC School of Medicine researcher Sarah Cohen, Ph.D., and Ian Windham, a former Ph.D. student from the Cohen lab, have made a new discovery about apolipoprotein E (APOE)—the biggest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Older people who inherited a...
This news or article is intended for readers with certain scientific or professional knowledge in the field. Disruption of condensates in the neurodevelopmental disorder provides insights into how cells compartmentalize chromosomes, as well as new potential therapies. New discoveries about the disruption of condensates in the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome provide insights into how cells...
by Howard Hughes Medical Institute In suspense novels, the most unassuming character sometimes turns out to be a mastermind, influencing events without attracting attention. That same storyline may be afoot in cells as well: an unglamorous fat-storing droplet appears to have a surprise role in controlling gene activity. The droplets prevent cells from activating genes...
