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15Dec
Laying the groundwork for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases using RNA
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Most studies have focused on neurons, where piRNAs are present in low amounts. On the contrary, the IIT team focused on the neural stem cells, which are the precursor cells […]
14Dec
Lab-grown blood used in transfusion for first time: Three other ways that making organs could change health care
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Lab-grown organoids are made using stem cells. Credit: Microgen/ Shutterstock Human volunteers have received the first-ever transfusion of lab grown red blood cells in a groundbreaking scientific first. Volunteers received […]
30Nov
Key factors identified for regeneration of brain tissue
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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain LMU researchers demonstrate in a zebrafish model that two proteins prevent scar formation in the brain, thereby improving the ability of tissue to regenerate. Whereas cells […]
29Nov
A nauseating pathway – Nature Neuroscience
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Ingestion of contaminated food can cause nausea, retching and, in some species, vomiting. Writing in Cell, Cao and colleagues describe a gut–brain pathway that mediates such toxin-induced defensive responses in […]
23Nov
Scientists develop RNA-targeting strategy to repair genetic cause of ALS and dementia
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Jessica Bush, a graduate student at UF Scripps Biomedical Research, confers with her mentor, chemistry department chair Matthew Disney. Disney’s group has developed a compound that addresses a cause of […]
22Nov
Gene mutation leading to autism found to overstimulate brain cells
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NLGN3 R451C mixed culture of induced neuronal (iN) cells. Credit: Molecular Psychiatry (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01834-x Scientists looking to understand the fundamental brain mechanisms of autism spectrum disorder have found that […]