Years before he learned that he’d be awarded a highly competitive Hanna H. Gray fellowship from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Matheus Victor said he was already feeling fortunate – maybe even a little guilty – simply because he had the rare opportunity to do what he loved. As a graduate student at Washington University …
People with a gene variant called APOE4 have a higher risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer’s disease: APOE4 is three times more common among Alzheimer’s patients than it is among the general population. However, little is known about why this version of the APOE gene, which is normally involved in metabolism and transport of fatty molecules …
Prime Minister Trudeau visits the MIT Innovation Exhibition in Boston. May 18, 2018. /// Le premier ministre Trudeau visite l’Exposition sur l’innovation au MIT, à Boston. 18 mai 2018. Credit: Adam Scotti
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