A major Alzheimer’s risk gene may shrink brain cells years before symptoms
Researchers have uncovered a possible reason why the Alzheimer’s risk gene APOE4 can disrupt the brain long before memory problems begin. In mice, APOE4 increased a protein called Nell2, shrinking…
Watching too much TV in midlife may shrink the brain
Watching television very often in midlife may be linked to troubling brain changes decades later. In a study of about 1,700 adults, frequent TV viewers later showed smaller brain regions…
Trump to shrink 2 Utah national monuments by 90%
President Donald Trump signed an executive order drastically shrinking the size of two national monument areas in Utah on Monday. The order applies to the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears…
Venezuela Accelerates Effort to Shrink Black-Market Currency Gap
Venezuela’s efforts to stabilize its currency have narrowed the differential between the official and black-market exchange rates, a key aim of a government strategy to curb inflation and bolster an…









