Two motor neurons are linked by a synapse.
| 3 min read
Researchers showed that large motor neurons face high metabolic stress, making them more prone to degeneration. Reducing this burden could lead to new ALS therapies.

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

Understanding Disease Through Biomarkers

Exploring the Gut Microbiome’s Role in Neurodegeneration

Exploring the Gut Microbiome’s Role in Neurodegeneration

An illustration of brains on a pink background.

Advancing Neuroscience Research with CyTOF Technology

Conceptual image of blue neuronal network showing synaptic activity in orange on a black background.

Characterizing Human Stem Cell-Derived Disease Models with Microelectrode Arrays

Journal club logo on purple background

The Scientist's Journal Club: Transcriptomics

Professor Alexandra Whiteley and graduate student Autumn Matthews look at an image of a western blot on their laboratory computer.

An Ancient Viral Protein May Play a Key Role in ALS

Abstract blue brain image

Integrating Technologies into Neurodegenerative Disease Research

TSS

Immune Cells and ALS: A Balance Between Life and Death

X-ray view of human brain with blood vessels

ApoA1 Identified as a Novel Target for ALS Therapy

Trending

Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

Photo of John Calhoun crouches within his rodent utopia-turned-dystopia

Universe 25 Experiment

Hands holding an older woman’s hands.

One Gene Influences 75 Percent of Alzheimer’s Disease Cases

A picture of Rohita Roy, a postdoc at Stanford University.

Postdoc Portrait: Rohita Roy

Multimedia

The Scientist Placeholder Image

From Data to Discovery: Omics in Therapeutic Innovation

The Scientist Placeholder Image

Exploring Organoids for Disease Modeling Research

February 2026

A Stubborn Gene, a Failed Experiment, and a New Path

When experiments refuse to cooperate, you try again and again. For Rafael Najmanovich, the setbacks ultimately pushed him in a new direction.

View this Issue
Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

Stemcell Technologies
Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Redefining Immunology Through Advanced Technologies

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Beckman Coulter Logo
Conceptual multicolored vector image of cancer research, depicting various biomedical approaches to cancer therapy

Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

bioxcell

Products

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Pioneers Life Sciences Innovation with High-Quality Bioreagents on Inside Business Today with Bill and Guiliana Rancic

Sino Biological Logo

Sino Biological Expands Research Reagent Portfolio to Support Global Nipah Virus Vaccine and Diagnostic Development

Beckman Coulter

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences Partners with Automata to Accelerate AI-Ready Laboratory Automation

Refeyn logo

Refeyn named in the Sunday Times 100 Tech list of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies