The Physics of Brain Development: How Cells Pull Together to Form the Neural Tube
Newswise — In about one out of every 1,000 pregnancies, the neural tube, a key nervous system structure, fails…
New Brain Discovery Challenges Long-Held Theory of Teenage Brain Development
This image shows densely accumulated dendritic spines. Researchers from Kyushu University discovered a previously unrecognized synaptic “hotspot” that…
Bread Might Be Making You Gain Weight Even Without Eating More Calories
In a new study, mice strongly preferred foods like bread, rice, and wheat, abandoning their regular diet and…
APC-deficient cancer cells rely on single enzyme for survival
A newly published study reports that APC-deficient cancer cells may depend on a single metabolic enzyme for survival,…
Putting Brain Development on the Map
Newswise — Scientists have made a major advance in developmental neuroscience, creating the very first detailed atlas of…
Seragon Publishes Data for Longevity Drug Srn-901 Showing Significant Lifespan and Healthspan Extension
Novel combinatorial oral therapy extended median remaining lifespan in adult mice by 33% compared to placeboTreatment resulted in…
Mutant Gene Behind Aggressive Adult Leukemia Offers New Clues for Treatment
Newswise — Imagine a tiny superhero inside every cell of your body whose job is to stop damaged…
Buan Aims to Better Understand Biochemistry of Methanogens
Newswise — Methanogens are organisms so tiny that most people never notice them, yet they are nearly everywhere…
Childhood stress may lead to digestive issues later in life
Early life stress may lead to digestive issues later in life, driven by changes in the gut and…
Fred Hutch collaboration reveals molecular vulnerability in rare childhood brain cancer
When broken strands of DNA get repaired improperly, they can stitch together in new “Frankengene” fusions that can…
Study reveals how disordered proteins function without stable structure
A new LMU study shows how proteins function reliably even without a stable 3D structure – and the…
Vitamin B2 metabolism helps cancer cells resist ferroptosis
A lack of vitamin B2 makes tumor cells more susceptible to a unique form of cell death. This…