Author: Robin Lally, Rutgers University

  • Cancer drug found to sharpen memory, potential for Alzheimer's treatment

    Can you imagine a drug that would make it easier to learn a language, sharpen your memory and help those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by rewiring the brain and keeping neurons alive?People with a dementia such as Alzheimer's disease lose their memory when brain cells shrink and die because connections can no longer transfer…

  • Rutgers develops “Super Catnip”

    A bigger more hearty catnip plant – whose enriched oil not only promises to drive cats crazy with pleasure but also may be a safer, more effective mosquito repellent – has been developed for specialized commercial farmers by Rutgers University.A super catnip has been developed by Rutgers that will allow commercial farmers to grow bigger…