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MIT scientists show that the extra copy of chromosome 21 in Down syndrome disrupts the 3D-genome, epigenome, and transcriptome of neural progenitor cells such that they resemble aged cells. The molecular changes result in functional deficits in cell proliferation and migration in the trisomy 21 bearing developmental cells. Treatment of patient-derived neural progenitor cells with a senolytic drug combination consisting of dasatinib and quercetin ameliorates these disruptions.

The following is a summary of some recent studies on Covid-19. They include research that warrants further study to corroborate the findings and that has yet to be certified by peer review. Coronavirus infection during pregnancy does not appear to affect infants' brain function, but the pandemic itself may be having an impact, a study published on Tuesday in JAMA...

By Nancy Lapid

Studies have found that Covid-19 infection might affect infants' brain development and can directly damage the kidneys. Read on to know more.

Italy made vaccinations mandatory for people aged 50 and above while Anthony Fauci said the Omicron variant could still stress the US hospital system.

MIT scientists may have found a surprising culprit for Down syndrome: senescent cells, the same types implicated in many diseases of aging.

By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) - The following is a summary of some recent studies on COVID-19. They include research that warrants further study to corrobo...

It's well understood in science education that students are more engaged when they work on problems that matter.  Right now, Zika virus matters.  Zika is a very scary problem that matters a great deal to anyone who might want to start a family and greatly concerns my students. I teach a bioinformatics course where students use computational tools to research biology.  Since my students are learning how to use tools that can be applied to this problem, I decided to have them apply the...

It is well documented that the COVID-19 virus mainly affects the lungs, but a new study has claimed that the infection also has the capability to damage kidneys as well. According to a study by a team of German and Dutch scientists, COVID-19 causes direct cellular damage within the kidneys, contributing to tissue scarring or kidney fibrosis. The study was published in the journal Cell Stem Cell.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 patients are at risk for serious long-term kidney damage, according to the results of a new investigation.