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Erections: What researchers learned from mice could help with sexual health in humans

Erections: What researchers learned from mice could help with sexual health in humans

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Editors' notesby Christian Göritz,The ConversationFibroblasts mediate erectile activity–dependent modulation of penile blood flow. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.

Erections: What researchers learned from mice could help with sexual health in humans

FEBRUARY 9, 2024 Editors' notesby Christian Göritz,The ConversationFibroblasts mediate erectile activity–dependent modulation of penile blood flow. Credit:Science(2024). DOI: 10.
Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre

Disruption of mitochondrial unfolded protein response yields shortening of telomeres in mouse oocytes, somatic cells

FEBRUARY 21, 2024by Impact Journals LLCRepresentative confocal images of TRF1 expression and TRF/H2AX co-localization in cumulus oophorus isolated from 6-month-old wild-type and Clpp−/−mice. Cre
Insights into epigenetics: The humanized FKBP5 mouse as a model organism

Insights into epigenetics: The humanized FKBP5 mouse as a model organism

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietySummary of study design and cohorts. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02430-xThe candidate gene FKBP5 is involved in the de

Insights into epigenetics: The humanized FKBP5 mouse as a model organism

by Anke Schlee,Max Planck SocietySummary of study design and cohorts. Credit:Molecular Psychiatry(2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41380-024-02430-xThe candidate gene FKBP5 is involved in the de
Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityAxon and NMJ integrity is partially rescued by overexpression of fhl2b in trunk muscle of 5 dpf dmd-/-zebrafish larvae. Credit: https://umu.diva-portal.or

Zebrafish's eye muscles give hope for people with muscular dystrophy diseases

by Claes Björnberg,Umea UniversityAxon and NMJ integrity is partially rescued by overexpression of fhl2b in trunk muscle of 5 dpf dmd-/-zebrafish larvae. Credit: https://umu.diva-portal.or
How aging affects stem cells: A fly's tale

How aging affects stem cells: A fly's tale

byRIKENExcessive cell proliferation (left) and stem cell exhaustion (right) during aging. Credit: RIKENScientists from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have identified key

How aging affects stem cells: A fly's tale

byRIKENExcessive cell proliferation (left) and stem cell exhaustion (right) during aging. Credit: RIKENScientists from the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research (BDR) have identified key
Danish study could pave the way for better diagnosis of rare genetic diseases

Danish study could pave the way for better diagnosis of rare genetic diseases

byAarhus UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.12.024There are over 7,000 different rare genetic diseases, and o

Danish study could pave the way for better diagnosis of rare genetic diseases

byAarhus UniversityGraphical abstract. Credit:The American Journal of Human Genetics(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.12.024There are over 7,000 different rare genetic diseases, and o
One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

by Dennis ThompsonMore patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds.At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all t

One in five US cancer patients join in medical research

by Dennis ThompsonMore patients these days are taking part in cancer research, a new study finds.At least one in five people with cancer (22%) participate in some form of clinical research, when all t
Novel pre-clinical models help advance therapeutic development for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

Novel pre-clinical models help advance therapeutic development for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108875The A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR

Novel pre-clinical models help advance therapeutic development for antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections

by Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), SingaporeGraphical abstract. Credit:iScience(2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.108875The A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (A*STAR
Researchers find genetic variant coding for tubulin protein that may be partially responsible for left-handedness

Researchers find genetic variant coding for tubulin protein that may be partially responsible for left-handedness

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressExome-wide, gene-based association testing in 38,043 left-handed and 313,271 right-handed individuals, based on rare protein-altering variants. Top: the strict variant set

Researchers find genetic variant coding for tubulin protein that may be partially responsible for left-handedness

by Bob Yirka , Medical XpressExome-wide, gene-based association testing in 38,043 left-handed and 313,271 right-handed individuals, based on rare protein-altering variants. Top: the strict variant set
Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMEDICAL SCIENCESNEUROSCIENCERESEARCHSCIENCEResearchers from theMRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’sDepartment of Computer Sciencehave set ou

Study shows that the way the brain learns is different from the way that artificial intelligence systems learn

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMEDICAL SCIENCESNEUROSCIENCERESEARCHSCIENCEResearchers from theMRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit and Oxford University’sDepartment of Computer Sciencehave set ou
Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours

Mature 'lab grown' neurons hold promise for neurodegenerative disease

by Northwestern UniversityFluorescent images of human neurons (stained with red, green and blue) growing on coatings with fast-moving molecules (left) or conventional laminin (right) for 72 hours
Common dry cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson's

Common dry cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson's

MARCH 14, 2023byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world's fastest growing brain conditi

Common dry cleaning chemical linked to Parkinson's

MARCH 14, 2023byUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA common and widely used chemical may be fueling the rise of the world's fastest growing brain conditi