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Walk into your gym’s supplement aisle and you’ll find creatine, sold by the bathtub to people chasing bigger muscles. It is one of the most studied compounds in sports science. What far fewer people know is that the brain runs on much the same chemicals as muscles, and creatine, which helps provide energy, may be important from the neck up as well as from the neck down. A new systematic review published today in Brain Medicine takes that quiet potential seriously and asks tough questions. Can creatine help treat depression? What researchers focused on The review team, led by Bassam…

Research published in neuromarker showed that a nanosensor can measure nitric oxide (NO) from patient-derived stem cells to differentiate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from intellectual disability (ID), even when both conditions share exactly the same genetic mutations. Researchers from the Ohio University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry used a carbon fiber nanosensor originally developed for cardiovascular disease and Alzheimer’s disease research to measure real-time NO production in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). This method bypasses the blood-brain barrier, making blood-based biomarkers less reliable regarding brain status. ”Cells from ASD patients produce approximately 6 nM of NO, cells from ID patients…

Abhishek Moll of the Max Planck Institute for Material Structure and Dynamics (MPSD) in Hamburg and his colleagues investigated the structural dynamics of the protein shell called the capsid that surrounds the virus’s genetic material. Specifically, we investigated the behavior of the capsid of bacteriophage MS2 under dehydration conditions. MS2 is shaped by an icosahedron, 20 triangular surfaces that form a spherical, single-stranded RNA virus that infects bacteria. Escherichia coliis widely used as a model system in virology. The experiments were performed on the SPB/SFX instrument at the European XFEL. Capsid design is important for protecting the viral genome and…

Researchers at Niigata University have conducted the first comprehensive reassessment of risks associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in nearly 30 years. APOE-e4 Homozygous (e4*4) among the population of Japan. Their findings suggest that the risks, while still large, are lower than estimates that have been widely cited since the 1990s. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia worldwide. Among the many factors that influence disease risk, Apoe Genes are thought to be the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals who inherit two copies APOE-e4 Variants are known to have a particularly high risk of developing…

A Kingston University pharmaceutical scientist has provided special expertise to the UK Parliament on two major Health and Social Care Committee inquiries. The first looked at how artificial intelligence could help develop personalized medicine in the NHS, and the second looked at obesity rates in the UK and what treatments and interventions are available to combat obesity.Dr Philip Crilly, Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Digital Public Health and a registered pharmacist with a PhD in Digital Public Health, provided the government with practical, evidence-based insights to reshape the future of UK healthcare after Westminster issued requests for evidence across…

Tooth enamel is the hardest substance in the human body, protecting teeth from wear, temperature changes, and cavities. However, once enamel is damaged, it cannot be regenerated. Genetic disorders such as enamel hypoplasia interfere with the formation of enamel during development, leaving affected people’s teeth brittle, discolored, and susceptible to cavities. Several genes are thought to be associated with this condition, but the mechanisms by which specific mutations impair enamel-forming cells remain unclear. The research team tackling this challenge was led by Professor Wei Zhao and Professor Dongsheng Yu from the Department of Oral Emergency Medicine, Guanghua School of Stomatology,…

A long-standing controversy over a mysterious crater hidden under the North Sea has finally been settled. Researchers confirmed that Silverpit Crater was formed about 43 million to 46 million years ago when an asteroid or comet impacted the area. The discovery resolves a scientific debate that has been going on for more than two decades, identifying Silver Pit as one of Earth’s relatively rare impact craters, a geological scar left when a space rock crashed into Earth at breakneck speed. The research team, led by Dr Wisdeen Nicholson from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh and funded by the Natural Environment Research…

This question is at the heart of a new paper published in 2016. natural astronomyIn , researchers investigate the often-overlooked problem of “false negatives” in the search for extraterrestrial life. These are cases where life exists, or once existed, but scientists were unable to detect it. “We’re currently investing a lot of money into missions that may require a different design.” The overlooked challenge of discovering extraterrestrial life One of the main goals of astrobiology is to determine whether life exists elsewhere in the universe. Researchers look for clues to life, but those clues are rarely easy to interpret. Scientists…

Researchers led by the Institute of Space Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) have developed a new technique that could significantly improve the way scientists study the expansion of the universe and investigate the mysterious force known as dark energy. Published in natural astronomyThe study introduces a framework called CIGaRS that can extract far more information from type Ia supernovae, powerful stellar explosions used to measure vast cosmic distances. Unlike many current approaches, this method relies primarily on image data rather than expensive spectroscopic observations. This advancement is expected to help astronomers take full advantage of the vast datasets…

Young people with a diminished ability to feel pleasure often have a hard time adjusting their physical activity to obtain greater rewards. Recent experiments suggest that this disconnect arises from specific cognitive difficulties in learning about both the reward and the physical cost required to obtain it. A study detailing these results was recently published in the journal Psychological Medicine. Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide. The core feature of this condition is anhedonia. This symptom manifests as a general lack of interest and a blunted ability to like or desire things that most people find rewarding. Psychologists…