Genetic risk for Alzheimer’s also predisposes for COVID-19 infection

It seems that the genetic risk of an APOE4 variant in the APOE gene, not only…

Why do (some) animals get tipsy?

Humans are not the only animals with a taste for alcohol. It has been described in…

A mutation could protect from familiar Alzheimer’s cognitive decline

A reported case study in a colombian woman, member of a family carriers of a mutation…

Gene therapy safe and potentially effective against colour blindness

Gene therapy was a 90s hit. The most promising medical advance of the decade was almost…

Gene modification drives 500% life extension in worms

Believe it to not, little worms (C.elegans) are an useful tool for researchers studying aging. Specially,…

A protein family linked to health benefits of exercise

We all know exercise is important to be healthy, every doctor in the world would tell…

A bacteria behind celiac disease?

I am sure you know people who have decided to go gluten free because they want…

Foetus without egg and sperm?

I know it seems like an absurd question to start with: can a foetus without egg…

A biomarker in hair could help diagnose schizophrenia

One of the hardest things when dealing with psychiatric illness is to come up with a…

Female fertility limited by chromosome errors

That female fertility is not stable during a woman’s lifetime is nothing new, but now a…