Summary: Researchers have identified a mechanism that impairs synaptic plasticity in individuals with schizophrenia, revealing the role of three key proteins. Using computational modeling, the team explored how genetic alterations…
Category: Genetics
Viewpoint: Probiotics are not regulated by the FDA. Do they even work?
P robiotics, also referred to as live biotherapeutic products (LBPs), are products that contain live organisms, such as bacteria, that are found naturally in humans. The most common are bacteria that belong…
50,000 brain scans: AI has discovered five patterns of brain atrophy, providing insights into the mystery of aging
An analysis of almost 50,000 brain scans has revealed five distinct patterns of brain atrophy associated with ageing and neurodegenerative disease. The analysis has also linked the patterns to lifestyle…
Cultured meat is just too expensive to produce to scale up? That could change dramatically, and soon
A pioneering study unveils the first affordable method for producing cultivated meat. The research highlights that continuous manufacturing effectively overcomes the main challenges of scalability and cost, bringing cultivated meat…
Increase in Protein Linked to Salt Intake Implicated in Multiple Sclerosis
Summary: Researchers have uncovered that increased levels of the protein PRDM1-S, triggered by high salt intake, disrupt immune regulation and contribute to autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS). This discovery…
Sexual sensation: How the brain manages sensuality
Sexual sensation is absolutely central to both our shared human experience and our individual quirks and kinks. It’s exactly the sort of topic that has traditionally had lots of behavioural…
How anti-Semitism shaped the genes of Jewish people
November, 2018 saw the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, “The Night of Broken Glass.” On November 9 and 10, 1938, Storm Troopers, Hitler Youth, and civilians rampaged through Nazi Germany, shattering the windows…
The Human Genome Project: Inside the ‘most important biomedical research undertaking of the 20th Century’
The Big Picture The Human Genome Project was a landmark global scientific effort whose signature goal was to generate the first sequence of the human genome. In 2003, the Human…
Muscle Proteins Trigger Desire for Exercise
Summary: A new study reveals that certain muscle proteins activated during exercise can increase the desire to stay active, shedding light on a muscle-brain signaling pathway. The research suggests that…
Mosquito massacre: Can we safely tackle malaria with a CRISPR gene drive?
CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing quickly decimated two caged populations of malaria-bearing mosquitoes (Anopheles gambiae) in a recent study, introducing a new way to solve an age-old problem. But the paper describing…
