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Scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have discovered how a group of proteins linked to Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis act as “guardians” of mitochondria, small organelles, or subunits, within a cell that make and store energy and are found in almost all plants and animals.

Proteins Shown to Act As ‘Guardians’ to Keep Cells’ Energy Making Mitochondria Safe

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

The Tale of Two Skates: How a Genetic Twist Solved a Century-Old Mystery

The Tale of Two Skates: How a Genetic Twist Solved a Century-Old Mystery

Categories Life & Non-humans

Expression pattern of NOVA1 in the brain of amouse. NOVA1 in green, nuclei (DAPI) in blue.

A single protein may have helped shape the emergence of spoken language

Categories Brain & Behavior

Photo of Remontnoye (3766-3637 calBCE), with a spiral temple ring.

DNA Cracks the Code: Unraveling the Mystery of Indo-European Languages

Categories Brain & Behavior, Social Sciences

Using patient data from several banks of genomics data, researchers at UC San Diego were able to make similar predictions of aging using either mutations or epigenetic modifications. Their results reveal a common link between two separate but equally prominent theories of aging.

Cracking the Code of Aging: Study Unites Two Rival Theories, Redefining Anti-Aging Science

Categories Health

African clawed frog

Unexpected Diversity: African Clawed Frogs Reveal Rapid Evolution of Sex Determination

Categories Life & Non-humans

spinal fluid

Brain Fluid Analysis Reveals Potential Drug Targets for Alzheimer’s

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

woman in denim shorts and subglasses

Special ‘Skinny Genes’ Double Weight Loss in Exercise Study

Categories Health

Genomic analysis of causal variants between bipolar disorder I (BD-I) and epilepsy. (A) Venn plot shows specific and shared variants. Genetic correlation (rg) was estimated via LDSC. (B) Manhattan plot of conjFDR results. Lead SNPs with the same allelic effect direction are in red; opposite directions are in black. (C) LocusZoom plots show genetic associations at the SP4 locus, with physical maps of known genes and LD defined by SNP rs9639379.

Genetic link between bipolar disorder and epilepsy unveiled in China study

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

dice that spell dementia

Largest Genetic Study Reveals Overlap in Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Researchers have formed a consortium called SSPsyGene with the shared objective of studying the genetic causes of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders (NPD). Their focus is on 250 high-risk genes that may contribute to these conditions. In the project's initial phase, they tested 23 of these risk genes. The stem cell lines they generated from this research will be shared globally to aid other scientists in studying how these genes contribute to NPD.

Scientists aim to decode the genetic roots of mental illness on a large scale

Categories Brain & Behavior, Health

Dawn at Ahu Tongariki, Rapa Nui.

Ancient DNA refutes best-selling Easter Island collapse theory

Categories Social Sciences

Dorsal and ventral comparison of adult male Limnonectes cassiopeia (top) and adult male L. macrocephalus, species similar enough to confuse scientists.

New Fanged Frog Species Discovered in the Philippines, Hidden in Plain Sight

Categories Life & Non-humans

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