Genetics
Team seeks to create genetic map of worm's nervous system
How do you build a brain? What "rules" govern where neurons end up, how they connect to each other, and which functions they perform?
Dec 10, 2018
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Genetics
Neuroscientists pinpoint genes tied to dementia
A UCLA-led research team has identified genetic processes involved in the neurodegeneration that occurs in dementia—an important step on the path toward developing therapies that could slow or halt the course of the disease. ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Identification of LZTR1 leads to novel insights into RAS-driven diseases
Mutations in RAS proteins initiate many of the most aggressive tumors, and the search for pharmacological inhibitors of these proteins has become a priority in the battle against cancer. Michail Steklov, Francesca Baietti, ...
Nov 16, 2018
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Genetics
Researchers use brain cells in a dish to study genetic origins of schizophrenia
A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses using brain cells that are grown in a dish from human embryonic stem cells. Researchers ...
Oct 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
NIH experts call for transformative research approach to end tuberculosis
A more intensive biomedical research approach is necessary to control and ultimately eliminate tuberculosis (TB), according to a perspective published in the March 2018 issue of The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and ...
Mar 9, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The maths of life and death—the secret weapon in the fight against disease
Maths is the language of science. It crops up everywhere from physics to engineering and chemistry – aiding us in understanding the origins of the universe and building bridges that won't collapse in the wind. Perhaps a ...
Jun 15, 2017
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Neuroscience
How cells divide tasks and conquer work
Despite advances in neuroscience, the brain is still very much a black box—no one even knows how many different types of neurons exist. Now, a scientist from the Salk Institute has used a mathematical framework to better ...
Jun 7, 2017
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Oncology & Cancer
Artificial intelligence uncovers new insight into biophysics of cancer
Scientists from Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences, the Allen Discovery Center at Tufts, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County have used artificial intelligence to gain insight into the biophysics of ...
Jan 27, 2017
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Genetics
Researchers use mathematics to explain treatment resistance
Modern medicine and treatments for bacterial infections and cancer have significantly increased life spans and improved quality-of-life. However, many drugs eventually fail because of the outgrowth and survival of treatment-resistant ...
Dec 22, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Do asthma and COPD truly exist?
Defining a patient's symptoms using the historical diagnostic labels of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an outdated approach to understanding an individual's condition, according to experts writing ...
Feb 1, 2016
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