Scientists restore memory by blocking a single Alzheimer’s protein

Alzheimer’s disease is often described in numbers, with millions of people affected, cases rising quickly, and costs reaching into the trillions. For families, however, the experience is deeply personal. “It’s a slow bereavement,” says Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Professor Nicholas Tonks, whose mother lived with Alzheimer’s. “You lose the person piece by piece.” A major…

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US supreme court weighs blocking lawsuits against Roundup makers alleging weedkiller causes cancer

Members of the US supreme court peppered lawyers for the former Monsanto Company with a barrage of questions over pesticide regulation on Monday, wrestling over whether federal law preempts state actions that permit consumers to sue companies for failing to warn of product risks such as cancer. The case, Monsanto v Durnell, centers on glyphosate…

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