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Researchers establish direct link between centromeres and immunity for the first time

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Some cancers and chronic inflammatory diseases are treated with immunotherapies. These stimulate the patient’s immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. To improve such therapies, researchers are looking for mechanisms involved in triggering an immune response.

Attention, conviction, motivation—cognitive states can be read on the face

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Whether you are solving a puzzle, navigating a shopping center or writing an email, how well you do will not only depend on the task at hand but also on your internal cognitive state. In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers at the Ernst Strüngmann Institute in Frankfurt have now shown that such cognitive states can be identified from facial expressions—and can even be used to accurately predict how quickly and successfully a task will be solved.

Study highlights why some people find it harder to recognize faces of people from other races

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While many people pride themselves on never forgetting a face, it’s just not so easy for others.

Different brain profiles, same symptoms: Subtyping patients may provide key insights into depression’s complexities

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A novel study aimed at disentangling the neurological underpinnings of depression shows that multiple brain profiles may manifest as the same clinical symptoms, providing evidence to support the presence of both one-to-one and many-to-one heterogeneity in depression. The findings of the study in Biological Psychiatry, highlight the layered and complex interactions between clinical symptoms and neurobiological sources of variation.

Common respiratory viruses linked to heart events in the short-term

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Common viral respiratory infections such as COVID-19, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza are linked to an increased short-term risk of stroke and heart attack in adults, new University of Melbourne research has found.

Novel gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy could improve diagnosis

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Researchers from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a novel gene associated with neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy. The study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, leveraged large data depositories, state-of-the-art computational techniques and community-based gene matching to identify this new gene, which is a critical early step in improving diagnosis and eventually developing new treatment methods.

Skipping radioactive iodine after thyroid cancer surgery could mean more time with loved ones for low-risk patients

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Radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery usually means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from researchers at UCL mean patients worldwide could now safely be spared this treatment.

Aging’s roll of the dice: How molecular randomness may drive differences in lifespan

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“Biological stochasticity”—random events at the molecular and cellular level—might be one of the biggest, most overlooked drivers of differences in how we age, says Ryo Sanabria.

Iron levels may play a major role in Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease

MyBlueDots2 weeks ago01 mins

Scientists at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology have discovered a key connection between high levels of iron in the brain and increased cell damage in people who have both Down syndrome and Alzheimer’s disease.

Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia: $224B in unpaid care

MyBlueDots2 weeks ago01 mins

About 5.5 million Americans live with dementia, requiring US$53 billion in annual medical spending on doctor visits, hospitalizations, medications, home health aides and nursing homes. But the true cost of dementia care in the U.S. is far higher because it relies heavily on unpaid care from family and friends.

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Gene signature of hepatic ferroptosis reveals its pathogenic features

An AI-based classification system for facial pigmented lesions

Engineers create first immunocompetent leukemia device for CAR T immunotherapy screening

Improvements to patient recovery strategies lower long-term opioid usage after colorectal surgery

Proteins important in brain communication have different roles than previously thought

Hidden bias may leave women and older adults underdiagnosed for HIV in Spain

Researchers establish direct link between centromeres and immunity for the first time

Attention, conviction, motivation—cognitive states can be read on the face

Study highlights why some people find it harder to recognize faces of people from other races

Different brain profiles, same symptoms: Subtyping patients may provide key insights into depression’s complexities

Common respiratory viruses linked to heart events in the short-term

Novel gene linked to neurodevelopmental disorders and epilepsy could improve diagnosis

Skipping radioactive iodine after thyroid cancer surgery could mean more time with loved ones for low-risk patients

Aging’s roll of the dice: How molecular randomness may drive differences in lifespan

Iron levels may play a major role in Down syndrome-associated Alzheimer’s disease

Family and friends shoulder the real cost of dementia: $224B in unpaid care

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