Research could help reduce females’ susceptibility to several diseases, such as Fragile X and Rett syndromes

Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease that affects more than 2.3 million people worldwide. This debilitating condition periodically shutters communication between the brain and other parts of the body, resulting in symptoms that range from numbness and tingling in the arms and legs to blindness and paralysis. While treatments are available to...

Scientists unlock new molecular secrets to unravel the mystery

Novel agents 135H11 and 135H12 move research closer to drug development

Donovan Argueta , a first-generation college graduate at the University of California, Riverside, has won a Ford Foundation 2018 Dissertation Fellowship. The $25,000 fellowship begins June 1, 2018. As a fellow, Argueta will receive additional support to attend an annual conference of the Ford Foundation fellows this fall. The mission of the Ford...