Scientists identify gene that first slows, then accelerates, progression of ALS in mice

Columbia scientists have provided new insights into how mutations in a gene called TBK1 cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease that robs patients of movement, speech and

Scientists may have overlooked a hidden Alzheimer’s culprit for decades

For decades, researchers have invested billions of dollars in Alzheimer’s treatments designed to target amyloid beta, a peptide that forms harmful deposits in the brain. But a biochemist at the

The hidden math of Alzheimer’s could point to new treatments

Could mathematics help uncover new ways to fight Alzheimer’s disease? A researcher at Mississippi State University is using mathematical models to investigate how common metals influence the buildup of proteins