Psychiatric Disorders Share a Common Genetic Basis
NewsPsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder often run in families. In a new international collaboration, researchers explored the genetic connections between these and other disorders of the brain at a scale that far eclipses previous work on the subject. The team determined that psychiatric disorders share many genetic variants, while neurological disorders (such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s) appear more distinct.
Adipocyte Development Spurred by Fracking Chemicals and Wastewater
NewsNew study demonstrates the effect of wastewater contaminants on adipocyte development and lipid accumulation
Read moreRetinal Computations Explored at the Circuit Level
NewsUnderstanding how the retina transforms images from the outside world into signals that the brain can interpret would not only result in insights into brain computations, but could also be useful for medicine.
Read more2018 Eppendorf Award for Young European Investigators Presented to Andrea Ablasser
NewsIn 2018, the Hamburg life science company is presenting its highly prestigious research prize for the 23rd time.
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Scientists Explore the Molecular Mechanics that Drive us to Sleep
ArticleScientists describe how phosphorylation of 80 synaptic proteins drives our sleep/wake cycles
Read moreVisIt Application Speeds Visualization Workloads and Empowers Global Research
ArticleVisIt, an open source application developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, helps analzye data and turn it into beautiful visualizations. Here, some of the architects of VisIt explain how it has grown to become a data behemoth which benefits research in fields from astrophysics to climate science.
Read moreCannabis Oil for Epilepsy – What You Need to Know
ArticleA small number of studies have shown that adding cannabis oil to existing medication may be effective in devastating, hard-to-treat epilepsy in children and adolescents.
Read moreSafe Guarding Your Food from Harmful Microorganisms and the Impact of Our Changing Climate
ArticlePrevention and detection of harmful microorganisms within the food industry, be it in your own kitchen, during the production chain or right back at the producer is imperative to keeping consumers healthy. Changes occurring in our climate are also causing shifts in the niches inhabited by microbes, and scientists must keep ahead of the game to prevent emerging issues.
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