Veterinary

Power of Light and Oxygen Eliminates Alzheimer’s Disease Protein in Brains of Live Mice

Amyloid plaques are aggregates of misfolded proteins that form in the spaces between nerve cells. Credit: Juan GaertnerNew photo-oxygenation catalyst targets amyloid structure, enlists brain immune system cells.A small, light-activated molecule lately evaluated in mice corresponds to a brand-new strategy to eliminating clumps of amyloid protein located in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients....

Man’s New Best Friend: What Cats Can Teach Us About Human Genetics and Precision Medicine

Although cats have lived together with humans for millennia, it remains a dogs world. This predisposition has traditionally bled right into science also. It is time for cats to get their day, suggests veterinary medicine expert Leslie Lyons in a Forum published July 28 in the journal Trends in Genetics. Cats, she says, have...