The compound indole, found in cruciferous vegetables like kale, cabbage, broccoli, and cauliflower, fights inflammation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, which is 7-10 times more common with obesity.

Night shift workers have increased risk of developing sleep disorders and metabolic syndrome, which increase risk of heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes, likely due to disrupted circadian rhythms.

Tau protein buildup in the brain has long been associated with Alzheimer's disease, but it has been unknown how tau becomes tangled and toxic. New techniques are mapping tau's development.

Suppressing a previously unknown protein, aggregatin, may be able to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Aggregatin accumulates within the plaque in brains of those with AD.