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·October 19, 2021·4 min read

How Brain Cells Talk

A new study expands the understanding of how brain cells communicate. Researchers discovered reversing the modification of molecular messages at the synapse may contribute to reversible psychiatric disorders and early-stage neurodegenerative diseases.

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·October 1, 2021·6 min read

Understanding Hearing Loss From Noise Damage Through Gene Expression Changes

Researchers have created an atlas representing changes in the levels of RNA made in different cell types in the ear following noise-induced hearing loss. They also discovered certain FDA-approved medications for diabetes and other disorders may protect against noise-related hearing loss.

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·May 10, 2021·3 min read

Diagramming the Brain With Colorful Connections

BARseq2 is a new technique that allows researchers to trace thousands of brain circuits simultaneously.

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·May 1, 2021·3 min read

Study Identifies Diverse Spectrum of Neurons That Govern Movement

Using single nucleus RNA sequencing, researchers have mapped 21 subtypes of motor neurons in the spinal cords of mice.

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·April 16, 2021·3 min read

Neural Plasticity Depends On This Long Noncoding RNA’s Journey From Nucleus to Synapse

Study sheds new light on the role noncoded RNAs play at the synapse.

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·April 16, 2021·6 min read

Coronavirus Does Not Infect the Brain but Still Inflicts Damage

COVID-19 may not directly infect the brain, but the virus is still capable of causing significant neurological damage, a new study reports. Researchers say the neurological changes seen as a result of coronavirus infection are likely related to inflammation triggered by viral infection in different parts of the body or the brain's blood vessels.

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·April 8, 2021·7 min read

A Blood Test For Depression and Bipolar Disorder

A new blood test can distinguish the severity of a person's depression and their risk for developing severe depression at a later point. The test can also determine if a person is at risk for developing bipolar disorder. Researchers say the blood test can also assist in tailoring individual options for therapeutic interventions.

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·January 7, 2021·4 min read

Researchers Identify and Characterize 3 Molecular Subtypes of Alzheimer’s

Using data from RNA sequencing, researchers have identified three molecular subtypes of Alzheimer's disease.

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·August 7, 2020·4 min read

Training Neural Circuits Early in Development Improves Response

Training neural circuits for tissue engineering at youthful stages generates a better response than training mature cells.

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·July 22, 2020·6 min read

Neural Vulnerability in Huntington’s Disease Tied to Release of Mitochondrial RNA

In both human cell and mouse models of Huntington's disease, RNA from mitochondria was misplaced within spiny projection neurons. The stray RNAs, which looked different to cells than RNA derived from the cell nucleus, trigger an immune reaction that can lead to striatal cell type vulnerability.

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·May 30, 2020·4 min read

Evolution of coronavirus outlines path from animals to humans

Study reports SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was well suited to making the jump from animals to humans by shapeshifting as it gained the ability to infect human cells. The virus's ability to infect humans occurred via exchanging gene fragments from a coronavirus that infected pangolins. The species-to-species transmission was a result of the ability of SARS-CoV-2 to bind to host cells through alterations to its genetic material.

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·May 25, 2020·3 min read

Coronavirus mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility

Researchers have identified 6,822 mutations of SARS-CoV-2 across a global dataset. 273 mutations have occurred repeatedly and independently. Of those, researchers investigated 31 mutations that have occurred at least ten times during the current pandemic. They found no evidence that any of the common mutations are increasing the ability of the virus to be transmitted. Some common mutations are neutral, but most are mildly detrimental to the virus. New evidence also suggests the viral spike protein, D614G, is not associated with increased viral transmission.

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