Artist’s rendition of multiple <em>Neisseria gonorrhoeae</em>, the bacteria that causes gonorrhea, depicted as two spheres stuck together, each covered in tendrils.

Gonorrhea-Blocking Mutation Also Protects Against Alzheimer’s: Study

Research traces the evolution of a gene variant that reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finding that it originally evolved in response to infectious bacteria.

Gonorrhea-Blocking Mutation Also Protects Against Alzheimer’s: Study

Research traces the evolution of a gene variant that reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, finding that it originally evolved in response to infectious bacteria.

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Alzheimer's Disease, evolutionary biology

Week in Review: September 5–9

Jef Akst | Sep 8, 2016 | 2 min read

Environmental magnetite in the human brain; prion structure takes shape; watching E. coli evolve in real time; learning from others’ behavior

Week in Review: May 12–16

Tracy Vence | May 16, 2014 | 3 min read

Antidepressant could prevent Alzheimer’s plaques; 12,000-year-old human skeleton sequenced; disentangling the mystery of octopus arms; taking a look at the ocular microbiome

Hold That Thought

Mary Beth Aberlin | Sep 1, 2011 | 3 min read

In the memory circuits of the aging brain and the signaling pathways of pain, science is trading mystery for mastery.