Salk researchers show how two experimental Alzheimer’s drugs protect the brains of mice from other aspects of aging In mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, the investigational drug candidate... Read more
Salk team’s finding will advance initiative to reduce atmospheric carbon through plants Hidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and water, s... Read more
Putting the brakes on aging Aging is a leading risk factor for a number of debilitating conditions, including heart disease, cancer and Alzheimer’s disease, to name a few. This makes the nee... Read more
Salk research focuses on the development of compounds that may protect against the diseases of aging, such as Alzheimer’s Old age is the greatest risk factor for many diseases, including Alz... Read more
Salk scientists develop new technique to heal large ulcers by reprogramming wound cells into skin cells Plastic surgery to treat large cutaneous ulcers, including those seen in people with s... Read more
The Salk approach, tested in a mouse model, points to cheaper and more effective treatments for humans For most people with hemophilia B, whose bodies can’t properly form blood clots, consta... Read more
MANY FORENSIC METHODS HAVE NEVER BEEN SCIENTIFICALLY VALIDATED, SCIENTISTS NOTE IN EDITORIAL Many of the “forensic science” methods commonly used in criminal cases and portrayed in popular p... Read more
A protein found in brown fat, but not typical white fat, is key to how the energy-burning brown fat cells function While most fat cells in the human body store energy, everyone has a small s... Read more
Salk scientists create new molecular scissors to correct protein imbalance in cellular model of dementia Most people have heard of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology, which acts as targ... Read more
Scientists have rolled back time for live mice through systemic cellular reprogramming, according to a study published December 15 in Cell. In mice carrying a mutation leading to premature a... Read more
Salk researchers have discovered, for the first time, how to place DNA in specific locations in non-dividing cells Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing—the... Read more
New technique to selectively and noninvasively turn on groups of neurons in worms could be boon to science and medicine Salk scientists have developed a new way to selectively activate brain... Read more
