Cachexia: The last illness

LOK, CORIE

Corie has been with Nature since 2005. She first joined as an assistant editor with Naturejobs. She was the senior editor of Nature Network before becoming the editor of Nature's Research Highlights section. She's also worked for MIT's Technology Review and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (radio) and has a master's degree in science journalism from Boston University.

Nature 528(7581):p 182-183, December 10, 2015. | DOI: 10.1038/528182a

Researchers are gaining insight into the causes of a devastating form of muscle wasting that is often the final stage of cancer and other diseases.