Late-onset Alzheimer's disease (LOAD), the one that appears after age 65, is the most common form of this neurodegenerative disease and accounts for more than 90% of cases.
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Polar Bears Are Thinner and Having Fewer Cubs as Sea Ice Melts on Baffin Island
Polar bears in Baffin Bay, between Canada’s Baffin Island and Greenland’s west coast, are skinnier and having fewer cubs as the sea ice they depend on melts, according to a new study.
Making The Internet More Energy Efficient
Researchers at Chalmers recently completed a 5-year research project looking at how to make fibre optic communications systems more energy efficient.
Air Pollution from Fossil Fuels Costs $8 Billion Per Day, New Research Finds
The economic and health costs of air pollution from burning fossil fuels totaled $2.9 trillion in 2018, calculated in the form of work absences, years of life lost, and premature deaths, according to a new report by the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA).
Foot-And-Mouth-Disease Virus Could Help Target the Deadliest Cancer
The foot-and-mouth-disease virus is helping UK scientists to tackle pancreatic cancer.
Biodiversity Offsetting Is Contentious – Here’s an Alternative
A new approach to compensate for the impact of development may be an effective alternative to biodiversity offsetting – and help nations achieve international biodiversity targets.