Category: Biology
![Chemical Modifiers Tag-Team to Regulate Essential Mechanism of Life](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/8d/c1/7523e0e96a4bb1c780b521db906d.jpg)
Basic science discovery explains a fundamental way human cells differ from yeast cells.
![Infection Site Affects How a Virus Spreads Through the Body](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/fa/c6/43d516554d34f290dd7f76cf02a9.jpg)
Different routes of sexual transmission affect the immune system's response to a virus, shows new study.
![New Study Explains How Your Brain Helps You Learn New Skills](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/21/f7/1cdf6d94f4aee8c5c173f2168e9f.jpg)
Gladstone scientists show how a type of neuron improves procedural learning.
![Uniquely Human DNA Sequences Control Brain Development](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/a6/cc/1581f8842e42bf496fdc847db28e.jpg)
Scientists examine the fastest changing regions in the human genome to learn how our species evolved.
![Researchers Create First Stem Cells Using CRISPR Genome Activation](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/50/52/f02cbbe6f6586841ce0e4f8889bc.jpg)
Activating a single gene is sufficient to change skin cells into stem cells.
![An Anti-Aging Protein Could Be Targeted to Rejuvenate Immune Cells](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/7f/64/715af6a816e6f4a063cbc7dc979c.jpg)
New study explains what happens when the immune system ages
![Blood-Clotting Protein Prevents Repair in the Brain](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/b6/dd/a2d2a573b26d77365c3f186256bd.jpg)
Study from the Gladstone Institutes may lead to new treatments for diseases like multiple sclerosis
![Proteins Linked to HIV Transmission Could Actually Be Beneficial for Reproduction](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/cb/e5/8ee7a908c8fde5105d4a3e9dc9d8.jpg)
Researchers show that semen amyloids help the human body dispose of excess and defective sperm
![New Study Helps Solve a Great Mystery in the Organization of Our DNA](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/04/9e/5e6ba168d3403484f59cf0756579.jpg)
Discovery at Gladstone Institutes will help reevaluate the cause of certain cancers and developmental defects
![Common Factor Links Neurodegenerative Disease in Young and Old](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/b3/b8/8a7c94926160e7f30a9a1252dce5.jpg)
Lipofuscis deposits accumulate in the retina of patients carrying mutations in the progranulin protein linked to neurological diseases.
![Scientists Discover Drug That Increases "Good" Fat Mass and Function](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/e8/28/0accc87d37aef5aa7d1cef373436.jpg)
Anti-cancer drug prevented weight gain and caused mice to burn more calories thanks to higher levels of metabolism-boosting brown fat
![Single Enzyme Gains the Upper Hand in Two Types of Dementia](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/b8/6d/6c9246278bce7e5f1d71bda9b0a1.jpg)
Scientists discover an enzyme that that could be targeted to treat both Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia.
![Gladstone Researcher Awarded Center Grant to Fund Dementia Research](https://cdn.nwe.io/files/x/9e/06/031632fef83e3999cbbcd71cfd47.jpg)
Li Gan, PhD, a senior investigator at Gladstone, was awarded a multi-million dollar grant by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to lead a national collaboration studying how the protein tau contributes to frontotemporal dementia.