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·July 31, 2026·8 min read

TRF2 Preserves Muscle Stem Cell Identity and Drive Repair

The telomere protein TRF2 regulates non-telomeric G-quadruplex DNA structures in muscle stem cells to preserve cell identity, drive muscle regeneration, and slow Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression.

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Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·July 31, 2026·6 min read

Mitochondrial Plaques in Alzheimer’s Brains Discovered

Researchers identified mitochondrial plaques, an intracellular form of pathology that forms early in Alzheimer's disease and offers a new target for treatment.

Brain Cancer Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·July 29, 2026·8 min read

Gene Pathway Identified as Glioblastoma Target

The m6A reader protein IGF2BP3 stabilizes TRNAU1AP mRNA to drive protective selenoprotein synthesis, revealing a novel targeted drug vulnerability in glioblastoma.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 28, 2026·8 min read

Alternative Gene Networks Restore Neural Circuits

study shows NAC antioxidant therapy bypasses 22q11.2 deletion syndrome deficits via alternative gene networks.

Featured Neuroscience

·July 27, 2026·6 min read

SRGAP2 Slows Human Microglial Maturation

Human-specific duplicates of the SRGAP2 gene slow microglial maturation to four to eight years.

Featured Genetics Neurology Neuroscience

·July 25, 2026·8 min read

Alzheimer Genetic Risk Scores Do Not Explain SuperAging

A new study demonstrates that SuperAgers cannot be distinguished from cognitively average peers by APOE status or polygenic risk scores.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience Psychology

·July 25, 2026·6 min read

Recall-By-Genotype for Precision Psychiatry

A new study demonstrates the feasibility of recall-by-genotype research using the diverse BioMe biobank.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 24, 2026·10 min read

Study Reveals Ongoing Natural Selection in Modern Humans

By measuring allele frequency changes across adult age groups, the team identified 168 variants under active selection, including 71 pathogenic mutations under purifying selection.

Featured Genetics Neuroscience

·July 23, 2026·9 min read

Study Links Acid Ceramidase to Ferroptosis and Aging

Researchers found that elevated acid ceramidase in senescent cells increases their susceptibility to ferroptosis and transfers this vulnerability to adjacent tissue.