Kristel Tjandra

Damisah and her team found that the claustrum neurons behaved in a mixed manner. Some claustrum neurons would fire when the asteroids appeared and the spaceship was about to crash—a high uncertainty event. But the same set of neurons would return to basel... See more

Millions of Americans take glucosamine for joint pain despite limited evidence that it works. Now, a new study suggests it could accelerate cognitive decline in some people with dementia In 2007, Minute Maid, the Coca-Cola Company’s fruit juice brand, lau... See more

Vitals Hometown: Mountain View, California Current position: Associate professor, University of California, Berkeley Education: BS, microbiology, and BA, political science, UC San Diego; PhD, plant biology, UC Berkeley Professional highlights: Having my f... See more

MedShadow.org is dedicated to empowering people with our evidence-based journalism about the safest ways to take over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription (Rx) medications. We also seek to stimulate public discussion about potential improvements to drug res... See more

To function properly, neurons need to recycle cellular waste before it becomes toxic. When neurons can no longer do that, either due to aging or harmful genetic mutations, neurodegenerative disease can set in. One sign that neurons are losing their recycl... See more