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Sleep or die: how good sleep decreases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease

Various temptations surround our modern life. If you like digital gadgets, you may quickly lose track of time by watching series on Netflix or chatting with friends on Facebook. Then, you may continue using your phone in bed and fall asleep later than expected. But,... click to read more

Akira Ohkubo | PhD student at Department of Cell Biology, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

neurodegenerative disease

Alzheimer's disease

aging

sleep

Reading time 3.5 min

published on Oct 23, 2019

Evolution does not care

Cells form the biological unit of all living organisms. But, like organisms, cells go through a life cycle: new cells emerge after cell division, they live, they age and they die. In some cases cell death is necessary for the organism's development and life. However,... click to read more

Thomas Wilhelm | PhD student at Institute of Molecular Biology, Ackermannweg 4 55128 Mainz, Germany

Holger Richly | Professor at Institute of Molecular Biology, Ackermannweg 4 55128 Mainz, Germany

neurodegenerative disease

neurons

Alzheimer's disease

brain

aging

Caenorhabditis elegans

Reading time 4 min

published on Jun 7, 2018