Immune cells in the brain called microglia can partially break down large amyloid plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's disease by latching on to them, forming a sort of external stomach and releasing ...
While all three genotypes of mice performed similarly to wild-type animals on multiple behavioral and spatial memory tests, they faltered in tests of working memory. APP-KI had a subtle deficit, which ...
Within minutes of fertilization, the egg of a fruit fly becomes a scene from the battle of the sexes. The egg attacks and destroys the cellular “power plants,” or mitochondria, from the sperm that had ...