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A new study has found that light therapy applied to mice during deep sleep increased the brain’s ability to clear away beta-amyloid protein, which may lead to a drug-free, non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Researchers have identified how the virus that causes COVID-19 takes advantage of cellular machinery to spread in the body, and a way to stop it. The finding could lead to a new class of antiviral therapies to treat a range of other viruses as well.

Researchers have identified a protein critical to the development of skeletal muscle mass and strength. They say their findings may lead to treatments for the muscle wasting that can occur in disease and as a result of aging.

A new study has revealed how the mutated proteins that are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease spread and aggregate in the brain. The finding opens the door to developing a way of halting the disease’s progression.

Six million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, and with it comes the physical behaviors that are responsible for 80% of nursing home admissions. Researchers believe fasting set to circadian rhythms could alleviate these awful side effects.

Researchers have examined three letters penned by Vlad III, the ruthless real-life Romanian prince considered to be the inspiration for the fictional Dracula, and found evidence of his overall health, including that he may have cried tears of blood.

Researchers have developed a drug that targets a protein essential for the growth and survival of cancer cells. The pill was found to be effective in preclinical studies and is now the subject of human clinical trials.

Caltech scientists have developed a new hybrid vaccine that combines mRNA and protein nanoparticles. In mouse tests, the prototype produced five times more antibodies than existing COVID-19 vaccines, and could be used against a range of diseases.

Most people with breast cancer die not from the primary tumor but from metastasis, when the cancer spreads. Researchers have developed a compound that blocks the actions of a metastasis-causing protein, potentially reducing the spread of breast cancer.

Researchers have identified a new class of protein in the saliva of ticks and engineered it to switch off the body's inflammatory response. Their proof-of-concept study could lead to the next-generation of anti-inflammatory treatments.

Many of us accept that we’ll naturally lose some hearing as we age, but there may be a way to slow that down. Scientists have identified a mechanism that lets hair cells repair themselves, which could be hacked for therapies that restore lost hearing.

Promising results from the very first primate trial looking at the brain-boosting effects of longevity protein klotho has buoyed scientists and opens the door to human trials aimed at restoring cognitive function and other age-related conditions.