http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/health/fetal-gene-may-protect-brain-from-alzheimers-study-finds.html
This article focuses on the recent studies done with REST, a gene regulator that seems to have a more active role in Alzheimer’s than previously believed. It’s articles like these that make me glad I’m a science major, since I can actually understand what’s going on! I’m more and more often surprised (and delighted) with how much we’ve already learned.