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…