Rather than seeking a single cure — a magic bullet — for Alzheimer’s disease, a shotgun blast of different drugs with different targets may be a better approach to this very complex condition.

This theory, called the “cholinergic hypothesis,” inspired extensive research resulting in several drugs being introduced in the late 1990s, namely donepezil, rivastigmine and galantamine.

Desjardins Securities analyst Gary Ho sees TerraVest Industries Inc. ’s ( N/A ) US$546-million acquisition of EnTrans International as “transformative” and puts “an under-levered balance sheet to work ...

A team of researchers has identified a mechanism that regulates the production of two different proteins from the same gene.

Heavy-ion therapy, one of the most advanced radiotherapy techniques, has proven to be more effective than conventional X-rays ...

A team of researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, in collaboration with ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed 'molecular movie' showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level -- revealing how cells begin the crucial process of copying their genetic material.

Our skin and mucous membranes are protected by epithelial cells. This barrier tissue performs its function thanks to specialized structures called junctions. They ensure cell cohesion and regulate ...

The FDA approval of Alnylam’s Amvuttra sets up a three-way race with Pfizer and BridgeBio, which both market transthyretin ...

Enzyme mechanisms are the chemical transformations, and the steps within them, generated by enzymatic action on substrates. The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar in principle to other types ...