How childhood dementia begins in brain cells

An Australian-led international research collaboration has delivered a promising breakthrough in the quest to better understand and treat childhood dementia. Recently published in the journal Nature Communications, the study ...

What is muscle memory, and can I improve mine?

Whether it's riding a bike or knitting a sweater, there are some tasks you do without thinking. These are commonly associated with "muscle memory," the idea your body can remember how to perform complex tasks and, over time, ...

Scientists reveal a new way cancer cells survive DNA damage

A cancer drug target already being investigated in clinical trials turns out to be doing something even more consequential than researchers realized. Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that the enzyme Pol theta ...

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