New COVID-19 Prevention Research

As COVID-19 continues to spread, research publications are being shared every day announcing advances toward developing a cure or preventing the spread of the virus. This study published in Cell from the German Primate Center looks at how the virus enters the cells and how this process can be blocked. Coronavirus Several coronaviruses are in 

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The Important Role of a Huntington’s Disease Protein

A research study published in Cell Reports by a team at Duke University has uncovered a new function of the gene called huntingtin. A mutation in huntingtin underlines the neurodegenerative disorder known as Huntington’s Disease. A New Look at Huntingtin In this study, the researchers used a mouse model to study the striatum, a brain 

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