Posts Tagged ‘gene expression’
Mood neurons mature during adolescence
Researchers have discovered a mysterious group of neurons in the amygdala — a key center for emotional processing in the brain — that stay in an immature, prenatal developmental state throughout childhood. …
Read Full ArticleArtificial intelligence detects a new class of mutations behind autism
Using artificial intelligence, a Princeton University-led team has decoded the functional impact of noncoding mutations in people with autism. …
Read Full ArticleRoad to cell death mapped in the Alzheimer’s brain
Scientists have identified a new mechanism that accelerates aging in the brain and gives rise to the most devastating biological features of Alzheimer’s disease. …
Read Full ArticleBig data helps identify better way to research breast cancer’s spread
Scientists are using a lot of genomic data to identify medical issues sooner in patients, but they’re also using it to assist their scientific counterparts in researching diseases better. …
Read Full ArticleAdvancing cell therapy for diabetes
A team of researchers led by Harvard University scientists has improved the laboratory process of converting stem cells into insulin-producing beta cells, …
Read Full ArticleResearchers putting the brakes on lethal childhood cancer
Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is one of the most aggressive and lethal childhood cancers. …
Read Full ArticleAdverse events during first years of life may have greatest effect on future mental health
Massachusetts General study finds that stressful experiences before age 3 may have a greater effect on gene expression than those in later years. …
Read Full ArticleTriple-negative breast cancers can adopt reversible state that is resistant to chemotherapy
Study finds triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) cells can develop resistance to frontline, or neoadjuvant, chemotherapy not by acquiring permanent adaptations, …
Read Full ArticleNew insights into how fatty liver disease progresses to cancer
The buildup of fat in the liver known as fatty liver disease sometimes leads to hard-to-treat liver cancer. …
Read Full ArticleScientists rejuvenate stem cells in the aging brain of mice
Scientists have been able to rejuvenate stem cells in the brain of aging mice. The revitalized stem cells improve the regeneration of injured or diseased areas in the brain of old mice. …
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