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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
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
Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic disorders

Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic disorders

by Vincent Jacobbi,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Mayo Clinic systematicreview, published in theJournal of Vascular Surgeryhas shed light on genetically inhe

Genetic testing pinpoints cardiovascular risk in patients with aortic disorders

by Vincent Jacobbi,Mayo ClinicCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainA new Mayo Clinic systematicreview, published in theJournal of Vascular Surgeryhas shed light on genetically inhe
Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm

Interactions between flu subtypes found to predict epidemic severity more than virus evolution

by Emily PackerEmily Packer,eLifeAntigenic and genetic evolution of seasonal influenza A(H3N2) viruses, 1997—2019. A-B.Temporal phylogenies of hemagglutinin (H3) and neuraminidase (N2) gene segm
New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How
Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o

Altering key ion channel found to protect against pancreatitis-associated acute lung injury

JANUARY 11, 2024byAmerican Physiological SocietyCredit:Function(2023). DOI: 10.1093/function/zqad061A group of Chinese researchers has conducted a mouse study to determine the role o
Discovery enables effective use of gene therapy for muscular dystrophies and other large-gene diseases

Discovery enables effective use of gene therapy for muscular dystrophies and other large-gene diseases

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there

Discovery enables effective use of gene therapy for muscular dystrophies and other large-gene diseases

byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainGene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there
Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater

Researchers uncover new clues about links between parent age and congenital disorders

byOxford University PressFathers. Credit: Irene Tiemann-Boege /Genome Biology and EvolutionAnew paperinGenome Biology and Evolutionfinds that the link between pater
BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen

BrainSwarming, blockchain, and bioethics: Applying engineering techniques to problems in health care and biomedicine

JANUARY 12, 2024byNational University of SingaporeAn example of BrainSwarming: BrainSwarming graphs were designed as a means of visualizing problem-solving and facilitating simultaneous idea gen
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