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Four generations help science explore genome mutation rate

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine
Peer-Reviewed Publication

An advanced genomic analysis of a multigenerational family is providing new knowledge about genetic mutations and their transmission, both the variants that are inherited and those that arise anew.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, Terry Fox Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, NIH/National Human Genome Research Institute, Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Parts of our DNA may evolve much faster than previously thought

University of Utah Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers has used advanced DNA sequencing to develop the most comprehensive atlas yet of genetic change through generations, laying the foundations for new insights into the roots of human disease and evolution.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institutes of Health, Terry Fox Research Institute, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

Study finds psychedelics can reverse neuroimmune interactions that boost fear

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study suggests that fear and the immune system are connected in previously unknown ways. Researchers at Mass General Brigham found that the immune system can influence stress and fear behaviors by changing how brain cells communicate.

Journal: Nature
Funder: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, NIH/National Institutes of Health, NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Basic Science Research Program funded by the NRF of Korea/Ministry of Education, Human Frontier Science Program, Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, NIH/National Institutes of Health, American Cancer Society, International Progressive MS Alliance, Leopoldina Research Fellow Grant of the German Academy of Sciences, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ministry of Education, The Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital

Phoenician culture spread mainly through cultural exchange

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found that Levantine Phoenician towns contributed little genetically to Punic populations in the central and western Mediterranean despite their deep cultural, economic, and linguistic connections.

Journal: Nature
Funder: NIH/National Institutes of Health, John Templeton Foundation

Researchers use nanoparticles to target glioblastoma in mice

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan
Peer-Reviewed Publication

In combination with radiation therapy, treatment vastly improved mouse survival

Journal: Small
Funder: NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Rogel Cancer Center, Biosciences Initiative in Brain Cancer Technologies, U-M Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, Ian's Friends Foundation

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