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Scientists have identified abnormal aggregates of a protein called TAF15 in the brains of individuals with early-onset dementia, known as frontotemporal dementia, where the cause was not previously known.

A protein in the immune system programmed to protect the body from fungal infections is also responsible for exacerbating the severity of certain autoimmune diseases.

A common drug used for rheumatoid arthritis – baricitinib – has shown promising results for patients with type 1 diabetes in a world-first trial, showing it could limit the progression of the disease within the first 100 days of diagnosis.

Grinding coffee generates static electricity, which causes the coffee particles to clump and stick to the grinder. But does this clumping affect the taste of coffee? Yes, but water can make things slick again.

Researchers show that, on a population scale, the frequency of disorders such as depression, constipation, and urinary tract infections is associated with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis five years later.

In a promising development, a research group has revealed that stimulating autonomic vagal nerves connected to the pancreas can improve the function and also increase the number of pancreatic β-cells in mice.

Most people with schizophrenia have extensive impairment of memory, including prospective memory, which is the ability to remember to perform future activities.

Researchers have shown that an influx of water and ions into immune cells allows them to migrate to where they’re needed in the body.

A community-led study has revealed a trove of genomic data for over 100 cultivars of “magic” mushrooms. The research details how domestication has reduced the genetic diversity of the mushroom.

The simple activity of walking through a room jumpstarts the neurons in the human brain. Researchers have long thought that spike rates are connected to behaviour and memory.