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A Close Up Look Aging

A Close Up Look 13 – Aging

March 15, 2022March 14, 2022 Gil Torten Aging, degeneration, Epigenetics, Glaucoma, Senescence, Vision

In this new installment of our infographic series, A Close Up Look, KN Illustrator Gil Torten takes us on a journey through the affects of aging on vision. Check… Read more

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The Tenets of Tauists

April 2, 2014March 5, 2017 Jillian L. Shaw 2014, Alzheimer's, Chromatin, degeneration, DNA, Drosophila, Euchromatin, Feany, Frost, Fruit fly, H3K9me2, Heterochromatin, HP1a, Hyperphosphorylated, Nature Neuroscience, Neurotoxicity, Nucleus, Tau, Tau promotes neurodegeneration through global chromatin relaxation, Tauopathy

For the labs working tirelessly to understand the underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease, there are often two camps: BAPtists and tau-ists. … Read more

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