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Why Naming Your Neurons Can Help Cure Brain Disease
A unified classification of diverse cell types proposed by a Columbia-led team could shed light on how our brains are wired.
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A New Target for Congenital Blindness Gene Therapy Is in Sight
Retinitis pigmentosa is the most prevalent form of congenital blindness. Using a retinitis pigmentosa mouse model, LMU researchers have now shown that targeted activation of genes of similar function can compensate for the primary defect.
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Symptoms of Depression Triple During COVID-19
A first-of-its-kind study from the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) finds 27.8% of U.S. adults had depression symptoms as of mid-April, compared to 8.5% before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Keeping the Beat Is All in Your Brain
How do people coordinate their actions with the sounds they hear? This basic ability, which allows people to cross the street safely while hearing oncoming traffic, dance to new music or perform team events such as rowing, has puzzled cognitive neuroscientists for years. A new study led by researchers at McGill University is shining a light on how auditory perception and motor processes work together.
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New Algorithm Reveals How Tumors Evolve During Their Lifetime
A new algorithmic approach reveals individual tumors continue to evolve and remodel their genomes, and this occurs across a broad range of tumor types. Identifying changes that benefit tumors and help them metastasize could help with future treatments.
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Gut Microbiome Linked to Memory Performance in Dogs
Our gut microbiota can crucially influence our behavior and neurodevelopment. New research indicates that dogs' aging mechanism and memory performance are also linked to their gut microbiome composition.
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Unraveling the Puzzle of Serotonin Changes in Autism
Changes in signaling by the neurotransmitter serotonin has been connected to autism for more than 50 years, but no mutation has been identified that could fully account for this finding. Now, researchers have offered a possible explanation for this puzzle.
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Studying How Cancer Cells Divide in Crowded Tumor Tissue
Scientists have studied how cancer cells are able to divide in crowded tumor tissue and have linked this to the hallmark of cancer progression and metastasis – the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT).
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Clothing Microfibers Spread Far and Wide
Most people don’t think about microscopic remnants of their comfy jeans and other clothing that are shed during laundering. Now, researchers have detected indigo denim microfibers not only in wastewater effluent, but also in lakes and remote Arctic marine sediments.
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Reprogramming Yeast To Become a Mini Drug Factory
Stanford engineers have genetically reprogrammed the cellular machinery of yeast to create microscopic factories that convert sugars and amino acids into plant-based drugs.
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