genetics
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Breaking the Genetic Code of Tobacco Addiction
Summary: Researchers used AI to discover hundreds of genes linked to tobacco use disorder, alongside potential new treatments. Analyzing extensive ...
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Proteasomes May Be Key to Sensory Signals
Summary: Researchers discovered a novel role of the proteasome, traditionally known as the cell’s waste processor, in nerve cells. Their ...
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Gene Variant Shields Against Alzheimer’s
Summary: Researchers identified a genetic variant that significantly lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%, potentially benefiting ...
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This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born
Walk me through your own decision to do this—to use Orchid’s technology on yourself. I mean, I started the company ...
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Learning and Memory Formation’s Molecular Basis
Summary: Researchers developed a new platform to explore dendritic translation’s role in memory formation and its implications for intellectual disorders. ...
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Link Between Type D Personality and Hypothyroidism Discovered
Summary: Over half of individuals with treated hypothyroidism exhibit a type D personality, characterized by negative emotions and social withdrawal. ...
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Gene Mutation Increases Autism Risk
Summary: Researchers made significant strides in understanding autism spectrum disorder’s genetic underpinnings. By studying mice with a frameshift mutation in ...
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Pregnancy’s Toll: Accelerated Aging in Young Mothers
Summary: Pregnancy may accelerate biological aging in women. Utilizing advanced epigenetic clocks to measure DNA methylation, researchers compared the biological ...
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How the Brain Regulates Emotion
Summary: A new study provides a novel understanding how the human brain regulates emotions, distinguishing between emotion generation and regulation. ...
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Powering Brain Repair: Mitochondria Key to Neurogenesis
Summary: Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery about the maturation process of adult-born neurons in the brain, highlighting the critical role ...