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Satellites are photobombing astronomy data — could AI offer a solution?
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Stem cells reverse woman’s diabetes — a world first
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A northern sea robin (Prionotus carolinus) scurries across the sand on its six legs, which it also uses as shovels
My mission to protect threatened mangroves
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Researchers in Hungary raise fears of brain drain after ‘body blow’ EU funding suspension
Demonstrators in Hungary protest against the reorganization of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences in 2019.Credit: Szilard Koszticsak/AP/Alamy Researchers in Hungary
Finding the first Alzheimer’s gene
MILESTONES 26 September 2024 Mutations in the gene encoding APP, the precursor to amyloid-β, are found to underpin some cases
2008: Exploring the role of inflammation and immunity in Alzheimer’s disease
Nature, Published online: 26 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02948-8 Genetic evidence kick-starts research into the involvement of microglia cells and the innate
1999: A vaccine raises hopes of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
Nature, Published online: 26 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02946-w Immunizing mice against amyloid-β is shown not only to prevent plaques forming, but
1984: Identifying amyloid-β in brain plaques
Nature, Published online: 26 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02882-9 Evidence mounts that these peptides are the key component of plaques associated with
2013: Genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s uncovered by large meta-analysis
Nature, Published online: 26 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02949-7 A study of nearly 75,000 people doubled the number of areas of the