genetics

Breaking the Genetic Code of Tobacco Addiction

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers used AI to discover hundreds of genes linked to tobacco use disorder, alongside potential new treatments. Analyzing extensive ...

Proteasomes May Be Key to Sensory Signals

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers discovered a novel role of the proteasome, traditionally known as the cell’s waste processor, in nerve cells. Their ...

Gene Variant Shields Against Alzheimer’s

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers identified a genetic variant that significantly lowers the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by up to 70%, potentially benefiting ...

This Woman Will Decide Which Babies Are Born

Debi Johnson

Walk me through your own decision to do this—to use Orchid’s technology on yourself. I mean, I started the company ...

Learning and Memory Formation’s Molecular Basis

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers developed a new platform to explore dendritic translation’s role in memory formation and its implications for intellectual disorders. ...

Link Between Type D Personality and Hypothyroidism Discovered

Debi Johnson

Summary: Over half of individuals with treated hypothyroidism exhibit a type D personality, characterized by negative emotions and social withdrawal. ...

Gene Mutation Increases Autism Risk

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers made significant strides in understanding autism spectrum disorder’s genetic underpinnings. By studying mice with a frameshift mutation in ...

Pregnancy’s Toll: Accelerated Aging in Young Mothers

Debi Johnson

Summary: Pregnancy may accelerate biological aging in women. Utilizing advanced epigenetic clocks to measure DNA methylation, researchers compared the biological ...

How the Brain Regulates Emotion

Debi Johnson

Summary: A new study provides a novel understanding how the human brain regulates emotions, distinguishing between emotion generation and regulation. ...

Powering Brain Repair: Mitochondria Key to Neurogenesis

Debi Johnson

Summary: Researchers made a groundbreaking discovery about the maturation process of adult-born neurons in the brain, highlighting the critical role ...