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Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve

Predicting neurodevelopmental disease in children from parents' traits

by Sam Sholtis,Pennsylvania State UniversityNeurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, and the genes that can lead to them, vary in a population (left, brighter red colors represent more seve
New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up

New hydrogel features enhanced capabilities for treating aneurysms and halting their progression

by Terasaki Institute for Biomedical InnovationThe standard non-invasive treatment for patients with aneurysms is to insert a stent graft, a mesh-lined tube, into the affected blood vessel to shore up
Investigating the ethical landscape of brain organoid research

Investigating the ethical landscape of brain organoid research

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byKyoto UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is partic

Investigating the ethical landscape of brain organoid research

FEBRUARY 28, 2024byKyoto UniversityCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainWith advances in neuroscience and the development of new technologies, new ethical considerations have emerged. This is partic
Baseline findings among hospitalized mucormycosis patients: A multicentric ambispective cohort study in India

Baseline findings among hospitalized mucormycosis patients: A multicentric ambispective cohort study in India

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Tsinghua University PressDirected acyclic graph demonstrating the relationship between potential risk factors of mortality due to mucormycosis. Credit: Dr. Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdul

Baseline findings among hospitalized mucormycosis patients: A multicentric ambispective cohort study in India

FEBRUARY 6, 2024by Tsinghua University PressDirected acyclic graph demonstrating the relationship between potential risk factors of mortality due to mucormycosis. Credit: Dr. Rizwan Suliankatchi Abdul
Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours
Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g

Researchers create a new tool to rapidly diagnose genetic mutations

byUniversity of CalgaryGraphical abstract. Credit:Cell Reports Methods(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2024.100698Dr. Pierre Billon, Ph.D., was frustrated with the time it took to get g
Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision

Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumThe researchers examine tissue sections of the retina under the microscope. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum, MarquardThe environment of retinal nerve c

Matrix remodeling study reveals the influence of the cellular environment on vision

FEBRUARY 5, 2024byRuhr-Universitaet-BochumThe researchers examine tissue sections of the retina under the microscope. Credit: Ruhr-Universitaet-Bochum, MarquardThe environment of retinal nerve c
Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col

Multi-generational toxicant exposures show cumulative, inherited health effects

JANUARY 23, 2024byWashington State UniversityDMR identification. The number of DMRs found using different P-value cutoff thresholds. The All-Window column shows all DMRs. The Multiple Window col
Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba

Case study: Drug-resistant bacteria responds to phage-antibiotic combo therapy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024 Editors' notesbyUniversity of PittsburghCredit: CC0 Public DomainIt was a last-ditch effort. For years doctors had tried to keep a patient's recurrent drug-resistant ba
Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model

Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model

by University of Texas at El PasoSergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva

Prairie voles display signs of human-like depression, show promise as animal model

by University of Texas at El PasoSergio Iñiguez, Ph.D., a professor of psychology at The University of Texas at El Paso, points out the symptoms of depression in voles to doctoral student Minerva
New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H

New insights on kidney disease in African Americans could lead to therapies

by Sarah Avery,Duke UniversityCredit:Journal of Clinical Investigation(2024). DOI: 10.1172/JCI172262In a finding that could help reduce the racial disparity in kidney disease, Duke H
New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins

New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins

byKing's College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109288A new paper describes the role of two RNA-binding proteins in the development of

New potential avenues for cancer therapies through RNA-binding proteins

byKing's College LondonGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109288A new paper describes the role of two RNA-binding proteins in the development of