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Oct 2, 2024

Cognitive behavioral therapy enhances brain circuits to relieve depression

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, neuroscience

A new study led by Stanford Medicine scientists found that certain changes in neural activity predicted which patients would benefit from a type of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Oct 2, 2024

Fourier’s new GR-2 robot displays human-like motion and flexibility

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

Fourier Intelligence launches GR-2, enhancing humanoid robotics with customer-driven upgrades for intuitive AI interactions.

Oct 2, 2024

Researchers refute the validity of ‘assembly theory of everything’ hypothesis

Posted by in category: futurism

Three new papers refute claims for the assembly theory of molecular complexity being claimed as a new “theory of everything.”

Oct 2, 2024

Scientists mapped every neuron of an adult animal’s brain for the first time

Posted by in category: neuroscience

It includes all ~50 million connections between nearly 140,000 neurons in the brain of a fruit fly.

Oct 2, 2024

Attosecond electron microscopy and diffraction

Posted by in category: futurism

Sci. Adv. 10, eadp5805 (2024). DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adp5805

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Oct 2, 2024

Scientists decode key mutation in many cancers, pointing to expanded role of RNA in human gene expression

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, health

Inside every cell, inside every nucleus, your continued existence depends on an incredibly complicated dance. Proteins are constantly wrapping and unwrapping DNA, and even minor missteps can lead to cancer. A new study from the University of Chicago reveals a previously unknown part of this dance—one with significant implications for human health.

In the study, published Oct. 2 in Nature, a team of scientists led by UChicago Prof. Chuan He, in collaboration with University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Prof. Mingjiang Xu, found that RNA plays a significant role in how DNA is packaged and stored in your cells, via a gene known as TET2. The paper is titled “RNA m5C oxidation by TET2 regulates chromatin state and leukaemogenesis.”

This pathway also appears to explain a long-standing puzzle about why so many cancers and other disorders involve TET2-related mutations—and suggests a set of new targets for treatments.

Oct 2, 2024

139,000 Neurons of Adult Fruit Fly Brain Mapped For The First Time

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, genetics, neuroscience

Unlocking the complexities of the fruit fly brain is a crucial step toward understanding the human brain. Fruit flies share many genetic similarities with humans, making them a valuable model organism for studying brain functions as well as diseases.

“An estimated 75% of human genes related to diseases have homologs in the fly genome,” Sebastian Seung, co-leader of the research team, told Interesting Engineering (IE).

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Oct 2, 2024

250,000 DNA sequences successfully store 11.28 MB of MRI information

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, computing, neuroscience

The team says that DNA — known for its stability and density — could be an ideal candidate for MRI data storage.

Brain MRI scans provide invaluable insights into our bodies.

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Oct 2, 2024

Heavy-ion collisions could generate strongest electric fields ever

Posted by in category: energy

A theoretical analysis from researchers at Japan’s largest scientific research agency, RIKEN, suggests that intermediate energy heavy-ion collisions can give birth to the strongest electromagnetic fields ever observed.

Heavy ion collisions involve colliding large atomic nuclei at high velocities. Such collisions generate strong electric fields for a brief period, enabling scientists to study behaviors and phenomena that are otherwise remain hidden.

Oct 2, 2024

Stanford Medicine study hints at ways to generate new neurons in old brains

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The same technique could also be applied to studies of brain damage, Ruetz said. “Neural stem cells in the subventricular zone are also in the business of repairing brain tissue damage from stroke or traumatic brain injury.”

The glucose transporter connection “is a hopeful finding,” Brunet said. For one, it suggests not only the possibility of designing pharmaceutical or genetic therapies to turn on new neuron growth in old or injured brains, but also the possibility of developing simpler behavioral interventions, such as a low carbohydrate diet that might adjust the amount of glucose taken up by old neural stem cells.

The researchers found other provocative pathways worthy of follow-up studies. Genes relating to primary cilia, parts of some brain cells that play a critical role in sensing and processing signals such as growth factors and neurotransmitters, also are associated with neural stem cell activation. This finding reassured the team that their methodology was effective, partly because unrelated previous work had already discovered associations between cilia organization and neural stem cell function. It is also exciting because the association with the new leads about glucose transmission could point toward alternative avenues of treatment that might engage both pathways, Brunet said.

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