Comprehensive brain cell map opens new avenues for Alzheimer’s therapies
The brain’s immune cells are increasingly recognized as key players in Alzheimer’s disease, but exactly how they change as the disease develops has remained unclear.
Bright-light therapy may reduce attention lapses during night work
Light therapy may improve alertness and attention/reaction time during simulated night shifts, with the strongest benefits appearing after light exposure. Effects on executive function were
One cognitive ability stood out in a study of Western diets and Alzheimer’s risk genes
A Western dietary pattern was associated with faster attention decline among older adults carrying the APOE ε4 allele, while no significant cognitive associations emerged for
Early-life stress rewires brain epigenetics to heighten sensitivity to future stress
. Early-life stress increased SETD7 and H3K4me1 in the ventral tegmental area of mice, creating an epigenetically primed state that heightened later transcriptional, neuronal, and
Broken String Biosciences launches BaseMap ABE to enable genome-wide off-target characterization in base editing therapeutic development
Broken String Biosciences, a biotechnology company enabling gene editing teams to accelerate development of safer, more effective genetic medicines, today announced the launch of BaseMap™
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war.
Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake
At least 132 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in
Trump hid in catering truck in secret plane swap over Iran threat, reports say
The US president was part of a ruse where reporters were falsely told he was with them on Air Force One leaving a Nato summit
Russia using North Korean missiles to strike Ukraine, Zelensky says
Ukraine’s president says strikes in Zaporizhzhia – which killed at least six and injured 19 – involved ballistic missiles from Russia’s ally.
Explosive ‘Mountain of God’ spits out the fastest-flowing lava on Earth — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? Ol Doinyo Lengai, Tanzania [-2.7734503796, 35.91519798] What’s in the photo? The lava-stained slopes and ash cone of a highly active
Bios Life leaves stealth with $25M and a Tempus alliance for cancer surveillance
A team of BioNTech alumni thinks cancer screening has been stuck in the past, and it has raised $25M to do something about it. Bios
AquaNab raises funding to fight salmon’s $4bn sea lice problem with alpaca nanoantibodies
Hamburg biotech is taking an unusual shot at salmon farming’s most expensive pest, and it starts with an alpaca. AquaNab is developing tiny antibodies, derived
Bashar al-Assad, Atef Najib sentenced to death in landmark Syria trial
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