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·July 30, 2020·2 min read

Young Kids Could Spread COVID-19 As Much As Older Children and Adults

Children younger than five with mild-to-moderate coronavirus have might higher levels of genetic materials for the virus in their noses compared to older children and adults. The findings suggest young children as able to transmit COVID-19 to the same degree as those in other age groups.

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·October 23, 2019·3 min read

Even the fetus has gut bacteria

Both human and mouse fetuses have their own microbiome, which is transmitted from the mother. Findings provide new avenues for interventions during pregnancy to stimulate the fetal microbiome when the mother shows risk of premature birth.

Autism Featured Neuroscience Open Neuroscience Articles

·July 23, 2019·3 min read

Study looks at stem cells for answers to how a type of autism develops

Stem cell study reveals a genetic defect associated with fragile X syndrome delays the production of neurons during a critical stage of embryonic development.

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·January 4, 2019·4 min read

One in Ten Adults in US Has a Food Allergy, But One in Five Think They Do

A new study reveals 10% of the adult population in the US suffers from a food allergy, yet 19% of people believe they are allergic to specific foods, despite their reported symptoms being inconsistent with true food allergies.

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·May 15, 2017·4 min read

New Gene Identified in ALS

Researchers implicate a variant in the UBQLN4 gene as a possible cause of ALS. The variant disrupts cellular processes that drive motor neuron development.