Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

Scientists identify mutations that cause inherited kidney disease

byAtrium Health Wake Forest BaptistCredit:Kidney International(2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.021Genetic changes or mutations can cause hereditary kidney disease, which can event

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

New research uncovers biological drivers of heart disease risk

byBrigham and Women’s HospitalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainOver the past 15 years, researchers have identified hundreds of regions in the human genome associated with heart attack risk. How

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

The roles of genes and 3D genome folds in determining health

by Carmen Rotte,Max Planck SocietyModel for the mechanism of chromatin domain formation in S. cerevisiae. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI:10.1038/s41588-023-01649-8Whether we stay

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

The roles of genes and 3D genome folds in determining health

by Carmen Rotte,Max Planck SocietyModel for the mechanism of chromatin domain formation in S. cerevisiae. Credit:Nature Genetics(2024). DOI:10.1038/s41588-023-01649-8Whether we stay

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

Gene editing precisely repairs immune cells

byMax Delbrück Center for Molecular MedicineMutated T cells are unable to kill B cells (red) induced by the Epstein-Barr virus. This causes other immune cells to flow into the area of infection,

Breakthroughs March 13,2024

Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

Neurology March 13,2024

Thinning of brain region may signal dementia risk 5–10 years before symptoms

by Will Sansom,University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioStrengths of significant association (regression t values) for gray matter thickness in Alzheimer's disease (AD) dement

Neurology March 13,2024

Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

Neurology March 13,2024

Oxytocin: The love hormone that holds the key to better memory

byTokyo University of ScienceResearchers discovered that activating a specific group of oxytocin neurons in the mouse brain improves performance in novel object recognition tasks. Credit: Akiyos

Neurology March 13,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Neurology March 13,2024

A sense of touch: ASICs are the receptor for a proton synaptic messenger between Merkel cells and an afferent nerve

by Jeff Hansen,University of Alabama at BirminghamCredit:Neuron(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.01.018Transduction is the changing of one form of energy into another, such as a spo

Neurology March 13,2024

AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

Neurology March 13,2024

AI helping bring vital stroke care 'virtually to the patient's bedside'

JANUARY 19, 2024by Audrey Kirby,University of KentuckyJustin Fraser, M.D., and Muhammed Fawad Ishfaq, M.D., are able to quickly review patient scans through their phones. Credit: Lily Wilder/Uni

Neurology March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Neurology March 13,2024

Abnormal proteins found in the spinal fluid of people with ALS and frontotemporal dementia

byNational Institutes of HealthProtein containing a cryptic peptide (red) that results from a lack of functional TDP-43, as in ALS and FTD. Credit: NINDSResearchers at the National Institutes of

Neurology March 13,2024

Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Neurology March 13,2024

Nerve cells in the brain can halt all movement in the body—even breathing

JULY 29, 2023byUniversity of CopenhagenBrainstem projection targets from Chx10-PPN neurons. Credit:Nature Neuroscience(2023). DOI: 10.1038/s41593-023-01396-3When a hunting dog picks

Neurology March 13,2024