ScienceDaily: All - March 17, 2025
Today's top research news
New clue on what is leading to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and ALS
Researchers have revealed a new scientific clue that could unlock the key cellular pathway leading to devastating neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Immunotherapy may boost KRAS-targeted therapy in pancreatic cancer
Adding immunotherapy to new KRAS inhibitors boosted responses in preclinical models, setting the stage for future trials of the combination strategy.
Scientists discover how to reactivate cancer's molecular 'kill switch'
Researchers have discovered that cancer cells suppress 'poison exons' -- genetic elements that act as an off switch for protein production -- in a key gene called TRA2 , promoting tumor growth. By using antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to restore poison exon activity, the team effectively reactivated this kill switch, offering a potential new precision therapy for aggressive, hard-to-treat cancers.
What does neurodiversity have to do with this? I have Aphantasia, is that "degenerative"?
Neurodegenerative isn't the same as neurodiversity