Read our carefully crafted and selected Gray Matters articles, from our talented student writers!
From Protein Misfolding to Cognitive Decline: Understanding Neurodegeneration
Written by Ayan Zeeshan. Every three seconds, someone in the world develops dementia. Today, more than 55 million people live with dementia globally, a number projected to nearly triple by 2050 as populations age. What was once considered a rare consequence of old age has become one of the defining biomedical challenges of the 21st…
Normal Aging or Neurodegenerative Disease? Distinguishing Expected Change from Pathology
Written by our student writer, Raghad. Everyone forgets things from time to time, whether it’s why you walked into a room or a name you’ve known for years. The question is: when are these moments part of normal aging, and when do they signal something more? As the world’s population is growing older, it is…
Tiles For Hope 