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Schizophrenia and aging may share a common biological basis

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Related news New project aims to map cellular variation in the healthy human brain Researchers from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have uncovered a strikingly similar suite of changes in gene activity in brain tissue from people with schizophrenia and from older adults.

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Simple test for flu could improve diagnosis and surveillance

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By Allessandra DiCorato June 18, 2024 Credit: Jon Arizti-Sanz SHINE, a rapid diagnostic test developed by Pardis Sabeti's lab in 2020, uses paper strips and CRISPR enzymes to identify specific sequences of viral RNA in samples. Then, in 2022, they began adapting the assay to detect other viruses they knew were always circulating: influenzas.

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Revolutionary nanoparticles enable gene-editing in lungs

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Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMass), US, have collaborated to create a novel type of nanoparticle that can deliver messenger RNA that encodes for beneficial proteins to the lungs.

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New diagnostic approach for bacterial infections shows promise in the clinic

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The method, called Genotypic and Phenotypic Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing through RNA detection, or GoPhAST-R, analyzes the growth and genetic activity of the bacteria to quickly determine the pathogen’s susceptibility to various medicines.

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Schizophrenia gene mutation causes many changes in the mouse brain

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We were surprised to see that just missing one copy of this gene can induce many changes at the RNA level, at the protein level, at the functional level, and at the behavioral level,” said Farsi. The scientists also found reduced levels of an enzyme that degrades dopamine, providing further evidence for dopamine’s role in the disorder.

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Researchers map communities of single cells in metastatic breast cancers

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In the new work, the team used two single-cell RNA sequencing methods to analyze 67 metastatic breast cancer biopsies collected from 60 different patients. Methods matchup Metastatic breast cancer, which has spread from the breast to other areas of the body, remains incurable and is less well understood than breast cancer that hasn’t spread.

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To help his daughter living with an ultra-rare disorder, this dad brought together a squad of genetic detectives

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By Leah Eisenstadt, Broad Communications October 23, 2024 Credit: Courtesy of the Broadbent family Brian and Julia Broadbent are raising their daughters Claire, top left, and Emma, seated, who is the first person to be diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder caused by the long noncoding RNA CHASERR.

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