Basic cell health systems wear down in Huntington’s disease, analysis shows
A new computational approach for analyzing complex datasets shows that as disease progresses, neurons and astrocytes lose the ability to maintain homeostasis.
David Orenstein | Picower Institute for Learning and Memory •
mit
Feb. 24, 2021 • ~6 min
Feb. 24, 2021 • ~6 min
Novel software tool includes diverse ancestry in genetics studies
More than one-third of the U.S. population is made up of individuals with recent ancestors from multiple continents. A new genetics tool helps uncover disease-associated gene variants in these individuals.
Anita Slomski •
harvard
Feb. 2, 2021 • ~5 min
Feb. 2, 2021 • ~5 min
Progeria study finds base-editing therapy lengthens lifespan in mice
Several hundred children worldwide live with progeria, a deadly premature aging disease.
Caitlin McDermott-Murphy
• harvard
Jan. 27, 2021 • ~9 min
Jan. 27, 2021 • ~9 min
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