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·April 29, 2021·6 min read

Fasting Lowers Blood Pressure by Reshaping the Gut Microbiota

Intermittent fasting can help to reduce hypertension by reshaping the gut's microbiome.

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·March 26, 2021·5 min read

Correcting Altered Brain Circuit Could Tackle Coinciding Obesity and Depression

Mice that consumed high-fat diets not only became obese, they also displayed an increased risk of depression and anxiety symptoms. This was mediated by a defective brain circuit. When the disruptions were corrected either genetically or pharmaceutically, mice displayed fewer symptoms of depression and experienced weight loss.

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·March 10, 2021·6 min read

Gut Microbes May Hold the Key for Treating Neurological Disorders

In mouse models of neurodevelopmental disorders, researchers found social deficits were mediated by microbes in the gut. By contrast, hyperactivity is controlled by genetics. Treatment with a specific microbe helped improve social behavior.

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·December 8, 2020·5 min read

Novel Gene Variants That Modify the Risk of Late-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Discovered

Researchers have identified 216 new gene variants that appear to play a role in the development of late-onset Alzheimer's disease.

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·December 2, 2020·4 min read

The Tree of Cortical Cell Types Describes the Diversity of Neurons in the Brain

Study provides the most detailed and complete characterization of diversity in neural types in the brain to date.

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·May 1, 2020·5 min read

Unique glucose-sensing neurons that regulate blood sugar identified

Researchers have identified a group of glucose-sensing neurons in the ventrolateral area of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus and discovered how they work together to prevent hypoglycemia in mice.

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·April 29, 2020·2 min read

Tobacco smoking increases lung entry points for COVID-19

Smoking remodels the gene expression of lung cells so that the ACE2 gene is more highly expressed in goblet cells. The effects of smoking on ACE2 pulmonary expression indicates an increase in the overall entry points for coronavirus and increases the risk for viral binding and entry of COVID-19 into the lungs.

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·April 27, 2020·4 min read

A promising new treatment for recurrent pediatric brain cancer

Administering medulloblastoma specific CAR T cells into the cerebrospinal fluid was more effective than administering via the blood.

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·April 24, 2020·3 min read

Adult astrocytes are key to learning and memory

Mice deficient in the NFIA gene presented astrocytes with defective shapes and altered functions in the hippocampus.

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·April 16, 2020·3 min read

Watch that smell! Scents can regulate fat storage

Study links olfactory perception to fat storage. Optogenetically inhibiting or activating an olfactory neural circuit in C. elegans promoted the loss or gain of fat storage.