Researchers Identify Gene Variant Associated with Cellular Aging
A new study shows that a gene mutation interacts with multiple types of psychiatric stress including PTSD, pain and sleep disturbances in association with cellular aging.
Category: Research
Current Training of Physicians to Care for LGBTQ Individuals is Falling Short
The study suggests standardized training is needed for medical residents.
Catherine Costello Receives Lifetime Achievement in Proteomics Award
The inaugural award recognizes a career of discovery that has made a lasting impact in the field of proteomics, the field which explores the distribution, dynamics and modifications of proteins in cells and living organisms and their relationships to health and disease.
Using Precision Medicine, Researchers Discover Cause and Treatment for Specific Lung Disease
The novel treatment targets a solitary cell type to treat disease with minimal side effects.
Longitudinal Studies Provide an Excellent Research Learning Environment for Trainees
In a perspective article in the journal Stroke, Hugo J. Aparicio, MD, MPH, explains that longitudinal research could be a good alternative for investigators as they begin their early research careers.
Exposure to Trauma Impacts Ability to Squash Bad Memories
These findings appear in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Does PTSD Accelerate Aging?
Erika J. Wolf, PhD, has been awarded a two-year grant from the NIA to study PTSD-related accelerated cellular aging in post-mortem brain tissue.
Shutting Down Skin Cancer
Rutao Cui is leading a team seeking a new drug compound that could combat tough-to-treat melanoma.
New Open-Source Bioinformatics Tool Identifies Factors Responsible for Diseases
Candidate Driver Analysis (CaDrA), the new tool, may be instrumental in finding new therapeutic targets.
Possible Pathway to New Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
The discovery, when further developed, could ameliorate or cure AD.