Brain Scans and Mitochondrial DNA Offer Clues to Maternal Alzheimer’s Risk
Machine learning of structural MRI and mitochondrial haplogroups can moderately predict a maternal family history of Alzheimer's disease, with precuneus ...
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Hidden Bats of a Remote Atlantic Island Revealed by DNA and Sound
A combined genetic and acoustic survey has confirmed two bat species on the remote Azorean island of Flores, including the ...
Fat Cell Antioxidant Switch Found to Quiet Inflammation in Obesity
Activating the antioxidant regulator NRF2 suppresses STING-driven inflammation in obese fat tissue, but the effect differs sharply between visceral and ...
Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number Emerges as a Key Player in Cancer Progression
New research in The FEBS Journal links mitochondrial DNA copy number in cancer cells to mutational load, tumor growth gene ...
Ultrafast PCR Test Identifies Lookalike Sea Squirts in Under an Hour
Researchers in South Korea have developed conventional, real-time, and ultrafast real-time PCR assays that distinguish the morphologically similar sea squirts ...
Scientists Discover the Metabolic Enzyme That Turns Inflammation Into Muscle Wasting
A new Aging Cell study reveals that the inflammatory cytokine TNF-α drives muscle wasting in COPD by activating a p53-Prodh2-mitochondrial ...
How Tumor Mechanics Control Whether Mitochondrial DNA Fuels or Fights Cancer Immunity
A new review in the Journal of Translational Medicine proposes that the physical mechanics of solid tumors govern whether mitochondrial ...
Single Mutation, Many Faces: Study Maps Mitochondrial Disease in Chinese Children
A study of eleven Han Chinese children with the m.3243 A>G mitochondrial DNA mutation reveals striking phenotypic variability, a mean ...
Uncle’s DNA Mimicked a Parent–Offspring Match, Forensic Case Reveals
An Israeli forensic case shows how a maternal uncle's DNA produced a misleading parent–offspring signal in familial database searching until ...
Leaking Mitochondrial DNA Emerges as a Central Engine of Cellular Aging
A new review in Biogerontology argues that leaking mitochondrial DNA activates the cGAS-STING innate immune pathway in senescent cells, sustaining ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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