Research led by Stanford University School of Medicine finds two key brain systems at the heart of psychosis

Research led by Stanford University School of Medicine finds two key brain systems at the heart of psychosis

Researchers compared brain scans of people with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome with and without psychosis and found that the brain regions most affected by psychosis were the anterior insula (a key …

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Large-scale genetic study finds new link between irritable bowel syndrome and cardiovascular system

Large-scale genetic study finds new link between irritable bowel syndrome and cardiovascular system

Image source: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain New research published in journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology Uncover common disease mechanisms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The …

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Peptides on interstellar ice: Study finds presence of water molecules not major obstacle to formation

Peptides on interstellar ice: Study finds presence of water molecules not major obstacle to formation

Dr. Serge Krasnokutski from the Laboratory Astrophysics and Cluster Physics Group of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena used vacuum chambers to study the …

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Genetics of host plants determine which microbes they attract, study finds

Genetics of host plants determine which microbes they attract, study finds

Miscanthus plants are bioenergy crops because they require lower nutrient concentrations for more growth. Photo credit: L. Brian Stauffer Plant roots often form microbial communities, which can affect plant health …

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