Meet butyrylcholinesterase! Better known as BChE, butyrylcholinesterase was recently identified as a possible indicator of SIDS risk (scientists are not sure about this quite yet). SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) can occur in a vulnerable infant during a critical developmental period when they experience an outside stressor.* A lot of research efforts have been invested …
Meet Amyloid Precursor Protein!
It often goes by the nickname "APP" for short. APP has been extensively studied because of its association with Alzheimer's disease. Despite being studied so intensely, APP's role is complex and there is a lot that researchers just have not figured out yet. (But I will share some of what we do know!) APP lives …
