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Unlocking the Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease
Cellular oxygen consumption in the brain may shed new light on Alzheimer’s disease onset, progression, and treatment.
Unlocking the Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease
Unlocking the Metabolic Drivers of Alzheimer’s Disease

Cellular oxygen consumption in the brain may shed new light on Alzheimer’s disease onset, progression, and treatment.

Cellular oxygen consumption in the brain may shed new light on Alzheimer’s disease onset, progression, and treatment.

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Mitochondrial Metabolism Dictates Neurons’ Growth Rate
Katherine Irving | Jan 30, 2023 | 4 min read
Altering the rate of respiration in mitochondria changes how fast neurons grow, making mouse neurons grow more like human ones and vice versa, a study finds.
How Oxygen Affects Cellular Function
Baker | Jul 13, 2022 | 1 min read
Discover reasons for avoiding low oxygen levels in cell cultures.
microscope image of methaotrophs with black specks
Deep Sea Microbes Produce Graphite-like Carbon
Chloe Tenn | Nov 11, 2021 | 2 min read
The first evidence of biologically produced elemental carbon inspires more questions than answers.  
An illustrated schematic with a blue background describes how oxygenated perfluorocarbon can rescue respiratory failure in mammals.
Mammals Can Use Their Intestines to Breathe
Abby Olena, PhD | May 14, 2021 | 4 min read
Researchers show that both mice and pigs are capable of oxygenating their blood via the colon—a capacity that, if shared by humans, could be leveraged in the clinic to minimize the need for mechanical ventilation.
The COVID-19 Coronavirus May Travel in Aerosols
Amy Schleunes | Apr 3, 2020 | 2 min read
Several studies have indicated that SARS-CoV-2 might be spread through air, but not all experts are convinced.
Lost Smell and Taste Hint COVID-19 Can Target the Nervous System
Ashley Yeager | Mar 24, 2020 | 5 min read
The symptoms suggest SARS-CoV-2 might infect neurons, raising questions about whether there could be effects on the brain that play a role in patients’ deaths, but the data are preliminary.
Biochemist Hans Kornberg Dies
Catherine Offord | Jan 27, 2020 | 3 min read
An expert on carbohydrate transport, Kornberg contributed to the discovery of several metabolic cycles in microorganisms during his seven-decade career.
Mistletoe Lacks Key Energy-Generating Complex
Shawna Williams | May 3, 2018 | 2 min read
The parasitic plant manages to go without a component of mitochondria found in all other multicellular life forms.
Genetic Mutation Linked to Cot Death
Catherine Offord | Mar 29, 2018 | 2 min read
Alterations to a protein involved in breathing may help explain some cases of sudden infant death syndrome, a study finds.
Sea Spiders Breathe with Their Guts
Diana Kwon | Jul 10, 2017 | 2 min read
These ocean-dwelling arthropods move oxygen through a digestive system in their legs.
“Harmless” Oral Microbe Can Enable Pathogen
Alison F. Takemura | Jul 12, 2016 | 2 min read
By making oxygen more available, a benign bacterium can provide better growth conditions for a virulent one, according to a study.
Cadherin Connection
Jyoti Madhusoodanan | Dec 1, 2014 | 2 min read
A multitasking plasma membrane protein coordinates cell division and energy metabolism in healthy—and perhaps also cancerous—Drosophila cells.
Choir Singers Synchronize Heartbeats
Chris Palmer | Jul 10, 2013 | 1 min read
Singers in a choir unconsciously coordinate their breathing patterns, which leads to synchronized heart rates, especially during slow chanting.
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