By determining the molecular signatures of Alzheimer’s, CTE, and other conditions, the research team will pave the way for treatments that target hallmarks of neurodegenerative disease.
Alex Halliday, director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, explains that the effects of the increased heat are much broader than simply higher temperatures.
Lisa Goddard, director of Columbia’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society, compared the atmosphere to “a big giant sponge” that grows heavy with moisture and, at some point when it’s too heavy, has to be squeezed out, resulting in intense rains.