Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Researchers identify role that skin plays in Zika virus
When a mosquito infected with Zika virus bites someone, the skin is the first line of defense against infection.
Apr 3, 2020
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Genetics
Probing the genes that organize early brain development
When brains begin developing, there are a lot of moving parts—and when mutations happen in early neurodevelopment, it can lead to disorders like macrocephaly and autism. But scientists don't know much about the ways that ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Genetics
Mapping bacterial neighborhoods in the gut
The microscopic populations of bacteria in our intestines are, in some ways, just like us: They live in communities, eat, work, reproduce, and eventually die. Many of these bacterial species live in harmony with our bodies, ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Connecting interferon, neuroinflammation and synapse loss in Alzheimer's disease
When immunologist Dr. Wei Cao joined Baylor College of Medicine three-and-a-half years ago, her first project was to investigate how inflammation contributes to Alzheimer's disease.
Mar 5, 2020
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Health
BPA alternative, bisphenol S, could negatively affect mother's placenta and developing baby's brain
Using "BPA-free" plastic products could be as harmful to human health—including a developing brain—as those products that contain the controversial chemical, suggest scientists in a new study led by the University of ...
Feb 18, 2020
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Genetics
Gene associated with autism also controls growth of the embryonic brain
A UCLA-led study reveals a new role for a gene that's associated with autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability and language impairment.
Feb 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New method predicts individual response to Ebola infection
Not everyone who catches Ebola dies of the hemorrhagic virus infection. Some people mount a robust immune defense and recover fully. Yet risk factors for susceptibility to infection and disease severity remain poorly understood.
Feb 11, 2020
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Neuroscience
Research uncovers mechanism behind epilepsy in Angelman syndrome
A key mechanism underlying neuronal dysfunction in Angelman syndrome (AS), a syndromic form of autism spectrum disorder, has—for the first time—been revealed through innovative research led by Duke-NUS Medical School ...
Jan 15, 2020
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Neuroscience
Coffee, nicotine and amphetamines activate 'hot spots' in the fetal brain
If pregnant women take significant amounts of the psychostimulants coffee, nicotine and amphetamine during pregnancy, their children have a higher risk of developing neurological and psychiatric problems later in life. Researchers ...
Dec 4, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
HIV: Overwhelming the enemy from the start
1.7 million. That's how many people are infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) each year worldwide. 1.7 million people who are condemned to lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) or risk developing fatal AIDS ...
Nov 26, 2019
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