Skipping fatty acids could be recipe for schizophrenia
Prenatal lack of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids linked to epigenetic changes that lead to schizophrenic symptoms in mice.
Sep 5
Aug 21
A gut-wrenching defense against parasitic worms
Mast cells in the gut help fight off parasitic worms in the early stages of infection.
Aug 18
Memory retrieval needs a neuronal connecting flight
Scientists use optogenetics to discover a part of the brain necessary for retrieving memories of personal experiences.
Aug 10
From egg to embryo
A newly discovered gene turns off an egg’s egginess, allowing it to become an embryo.
Jul 27
New info about how chromosomes form
Fewer components are needed for chromosome assembly during cell division than previously supposed.
Jul 20
Untangling depression in Huntington’s disease
New research implicates clumps of insoluble, misfolded proteins in the development of mental illness in people with Huntington’s disease
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