Female mice bred with Alzheimer's-like symptoms had improved spatial memory when consuming high choline diets. Choline reduces microglia activation, which causes neuroinflammation when over-activated.

This study provides a new view on how mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to premature aging. A new theory is that the mitochondrial dysfunction affects cellular nucleotide pools and compromises nuclear genome maintenance.

Pancreatic cancer has poor odds of survival due to late diagnosis and tumors being hard to treat. A combination treatment of radiation and immunotherapy cured pancreatic cancer in mice and reprogrammed the immune system.

Obesity often goes hand in hand with high blood pressure, and researchers have found that leptin responsible for this link. Blocking leptin in the carotid bodies lowered blood pressure in obese mice.