A protein long studied for its role in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia now appears to serve a ...

The Iñupiat people of Alaska have long said that bowhead whales live two human lifetimes. That oral knowledge turned out to be conservative.

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A protein tied to ALS and dementia may have a much bigger role in disease than scientists realized. Researchers found that ...

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Scientists discover ALS protein that links DNA repair to cancer and dementia: Study ...

Houston Methodist scientists have uncovered an unexpected side of a protein best known for its link to brain diseases. The ...

A protein, TDP43, previously linked to dementia and ALS, has been found to control DNA repair. Researchers say abnormal ...

Scientists are studying a mysterious “whale protein” that helps these giants live over 200 years without cancer, but could this discovery really unlock longer, healthier lives for humans too?