Researchers uncovered a novel pathway that causes epilepsy
The findings also provide a new approach to improve the diagnosis of epilepsy, for which a genetic cause cannot be found in about 50 % of individuals with the condition.
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Gasdermin D emerges as a potential therapeutic target for atrial fibrillation
This study reveals that gasdermin D plays a novel role in the development of atrial fibrillation through multifaceted mechanisms.
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Machine learning assists in predicting risk of stroke
Machine learning could give physicians a means to anticipate complications and implement interventions before assist device implantation.
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GlyNAC reverses aging hallmarks in older adults
The first randomized clinical trial of GlyNAC supplementation showed that it improved a wide variety of age-associated deficiencies in older adults.
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Video of the Month: A cell dividing
Cell division is a highly dynamic and energy-demanding process.
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Image of the Month: The laboratory worm, C. elegans
What is transparent, as long as a credit card is thick and helps solve science mysteries? The laboratory worm, C. elegans.
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A worm’s lessons for living a longer, healthier life
Caenorhabditis elegans is a seemingly unimpressive worm. It is as long as a penny is thick, it lives in the soil feeding on microbes it
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Image of the Month: Mitochondria in human adipocytes
In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sean M. Hartig and his colleagues investigate novel ways to control obesity and type 2
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How disrupting mitochondria genes can lead to neurodegeneration
Years back, the Bellen lab identified many mutations in genes of the mitochondria, the energy generators of the cell. Among them was a mutation in
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A 12-hour biological clock coordinates essential bodily functions
It’s not a good idea to disturb the circadian rhythm on a regular basis. For instance, experimental evidence shows that night-shift workers who periodically change
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