A striking immune cell pattern emerges around a person’s 100th birthday
Rare immune cells found at strikingly high levels in people who live beyond 110 reveal an unusual pattern…
Neurogenesis stalls in the brains of adults with major depressive disorder, study shows
Most of our brain’s 100 billion neurons are created before we’re born, but the trickle of neurons created in the adult brain hippocampus could be instrumental in preventing depression, suggest findings from a new…
UC Berkeley researchers find new potential treatment for obesity and diabetes
Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes…
Researchers map DNA’s physical code using large-scale simulations
Nearly every cell in the human body contains essentially the same genetic information, yet different cells activate different…
Researchers uncover hidden function of known tuberculosis bacterium gene
The complete genome for the tuberculosis bacterium was sequenced and published in 1998. Since then, scientists have deciphered…
Sprint exercise sends a very different molecular signal through the body
Just minutes of all-out sprint work produced a striking surge in circulating proteins and metabolites, revealing how exercise…
AI-based methods help uncover hidden roots of tumor metastasis
A cancerous tumor is not a single enemy. It is made up of many different cell populations that…
Scientists identify parasite-specific protein linked to chronic Toxoplasma infections
Toxoplasma gondii, or Toxoplasma, is a parasite that infects hundreds of millions of people around the world. Although…
Early-life stress rewires brain epigenetics to heighten sensitivity to future stress
Mouse experiments reveal how early-life stress may leave a lasting epigenetic imprint in dopamine-related brain circuitry, priming molecular,…
New human genome benchmark captures both parental copies with near-perfect accuracy
By capturing both inherited chromosome sets and reaching genomic regions missed by conventional benchmarks, T2T-HG002 could help shift…
New drug delivers promising survival gains in pancreatic cancer
About 90% of people with pancreatic cancer have pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which is driven by an activating mutation in…
Exhausted T cells balance graft tolerance and infection risk
A comprehensive new review examines the complex role of T cell exhaustion in organ transplantation, highlighting how this…