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·August 3, 2021·5 min read

Machine Learning Approach for Predicting Risk of Schizophrenia Using a Blood Test

Blood tests revealed specific epigenetic biomarkers for schizophrenia. Researchers applied machine learning to analyze the CoRSIVs region of the human genome to identify the schizophrenia biomarkers. Testing the model with an independent data set revealed the AI technology can detect schizophrenia with 80% accuracy.

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·August 2, 2021·3 min read

Exercise Improves Health Through Changes to DNA

Exercise rewires the enhancers in DNA regions associated with the risk of disease development.

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·July 11, 2021·6 min read

Memory Making Involves Extensive DNA Breaking

Brain cells snap DNA in more places and in more cell types than previously realized in order to express genes for learning and memory.

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·May 12, 2021·4 min read

Study Reveals Structure of Key Receptors Involved in Memory and Learning

Researchers have uncovered the molecular structure of three major complexes of glutamate receptors in the hippocampus. The findings shed new light on the mechanisms behind memory and learning in the brain.

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·May 6, 2021·4 min read

The Cerebellum May Have Played an Important Role in the Evolution of the Human Brain

The cerebellum underwent evolutionary changes that may have contributed to the development of language, culture, and tool use in humans, a new study reveals.

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·March 25, 2021·3 min read

DNA Damage ‘Hot Spots’ Discovered Within Neurons

Researchers have identified regions within the DNA of neurons that accumulate single-strand breaks (SSBs). The SSB accumulation appears to be unique to neurons. The findings challenge previous thoughts on the cause of DNA damage and how it could impact neurodegenerative disorders.

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·January 4, 2021·5 min read

“Junk DNA” Plays a Key Role in Regulating Circadian Rhythms

Researchers reveal the role hundreds of miRNAs appear to play in modulating circadian rhythm.

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·June 11, 2020·3 min read

From bacteria to you: The biological reactions that sustain our rhythms

Researchers uncover an intimate connection between methylation and the body's circadian rhythms.

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·May 18, 2020·4 min read

Aging neurons accumulate DNA damage

Restoring HDAC1 could have potential benefits for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and people with age-related cognitive decline.

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·April 30, 2020·3 min read

DNA may hold the key to protecting populations from COVID-19

A new genetics test for COVID-19 has been developed by an international team of researchers. The full genome sequencing test can not only provide accurate results in less than two minutes, but it can also extract intricate and highly complex genetic data about the strain of the coronavirus infection.