Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have identified new genetic risk factors for two types of non-Alzheimer's dementia. These findings were published in Cell Genomics and detail how researchers identified large-scale ...
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It's extremely difficult to study the biological basis of psychiatric disorders, in part because researchers can't easily collect brain cells from living people to study in the laboratory. Now, University of Utah Health scientists ...
Apr 12, 2023
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A new study lead by a team of researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of USC shows that younger "brain age," a neuroimaging-based assessment of global brain health, is associated with better post-stroke outcomes. The findings ...
Apr 6, 2023
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A single cell contains 2-3 meters of DNA, meaning that the only way to store it is to package it into tight coils. The solution is chromatin: a complex of DNA wrapped around proteins called histones. In the 3D space, this ...
Mar 15, 2023
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A major new study in the journal Nature reveals a 'traffic light' mechanism controlling genetic activity within cells—a system which could potentially be targeted by cancer drugs already in development.
Mar 1, 2023
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An experimental antidepressant compound with a potentially unique mechanism of action may also be effective against alcohol use disorder, according to a preclinical study from Scripps Research.
Jan 30, 2023
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Many diseases affect how cells are spatially organized in tissues, such as in Alzheimer's disease, where amyloid-β proteins clump together to form plaques in the brain. Studying how cells differ in various regions of tissue ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Cancer, caused by abnormal overgrowth of cells, is the second-leading cause of death in the world. Researchers from the Salk Institute have zeroed in on specific mechanisms that activate oncogenes, which are altered genes ...
Dec 7, 2022
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Over the past two decades, numerous complex cancer therapies called antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) have been tested in clinical trials and approved for use in patients. Investigators recently performed a comprehensive analysis ...
Nov 21, 2022
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Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with a team from Queen Mary University of London, have illuminated the molecular events underlying an inherited movement and ...
Nov 3, 2022
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