Medications
Effects of antidepressants taken during pregnancy are poorly understood, scientists note
Depression affects 10%-16% of pregnant women worldwide. Most get better with the help of antidepressant drugs.
Dec 13, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time: Three other ways that making organs could change health care
Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received about 5ml-10ml of blood (around 1-2 teaspoons), which contained around 15 billion ...
Dec 13, 2022
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Neuroscience
Brain organoids reveal in detail the harms of prenatal alcohol exposure
Alcohol consumption during pregnancy poses significant peril to the healthy development of the unborn child. There is no known safe amount of alcohol during pregnancy.
Nov 18, 2022
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Genetics
HUSH gene-silencing complex contributes to normal brain development and function
The gene-silencing complex HUSH might be involved in complex disorders affecting the brain and neurons. However, its mechanism of action remains unclear. Researchers from the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian ...
Nov 4, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Organoids reveal how SARS-CoV-2 damages brain cells—and a potential treatment
Using human brain organoids, an international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Sanford Consortium, has shown how the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 ...
Nov 3, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Long COVID: How lost connections between nerve cells in the brain may explain cognitive symptoms
For a portion of people who get COVID, symptoms continue for months or even years after the initial infection. This is commonly referred to as long COVID.
Oct 28, 2022
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Medical research
Organoids: Human mini-organs grown in a lab to study disease
Miniature, underdeveloped versions of organs including brains, bladders and pancreases are being grown in petri dishes in laboratories around the world.
Oct 12, 2022
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Neuroscience
Researchers develop method to study brain connectivity, functionality
Scientists have developed a research method that allows for a much more detailed examination of the brain processes involved in some neurological and mental disorders. This is achieved by growing human cortical organoids ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Medical research
Mapping human brain development
The human brain is probably the most complex organ in the entire living world and has long been an object of fascination for researchers. However, studying the brain, and especially the genes and molecular switches that regulate ...
Oct 7, 2022
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Medical research
Brain-like organoids grown in a dish provide window into autism
Whatever you do, don't call them "mini-brains," say University of Utah Health scientists. Regardless, the seed-sized organoids—which are grown in the lab from human cells—provide insights into the brain and uncover differences ...
Oct 6, 2022
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