By Alissa Poh Cells have their own miniaturized postal service in the shape of vesicles, or tiny bubbles through which molecules crucial for biological processes like communication and food intake are sorted, packaged and delivered. Aside from the 2013 Nobel ...
Read More »Detection of microRNA associated with Alzheimer’s disease in biological fluids with RNA-Seq
Diagnostic tools for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) currently involve subjective neuropsychological testing and specialized brain imaging techniques. While definitive diagnosis requires a pathological brain evaluation at autopsy, neurodegenerative changes are believed to begin years before the clinical ...
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