It all started back in December 2020, when I felt an intense itch at the base of my armpit – right next to my left breast. It was so unbearable, I had to sleep with a cold flannel on it overnight. I’d been wearing Christmas jumpers all month, and after a visit to my GP […]
Picking a baby name is one of the most exciting — and challenging — parts of parenthood. Your newborn is going to have this name for the rest of their lives — will it be good? Will people like it? Will the royal family approve?! OK, most people don’t have to worry about the last […]
The stop-signal task may be valuable for assessing inhibitory control deficits in adult attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online June 10 in Neuropsychology Review. Daniel Senkowski, Ph.D., from Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, and colleagues conducted a systematic literature review to understand neurocognitive deficits underlying adult ADHD. Analysis included 26 publications examining […]
Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have identified a molecule that plays a role in post-translational modification and activation in myeloid malignancies, making it a potential therapeutic target. The findings were published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. A group of proteins known as RAS proteins control signaling pathways that regulate several important […]
Cognitive flexibility is essential for the survival of all species on Earth. It is particularly based on functions of the orbitofrontal cortex located in the frontal brain. “The loss of cognitive flexibility in everyday life is a key factor in many neuropsychiatric diseases,” state Professor Burkhard Pleger and first author Dr. Bin Wang from the […]
Chromatin states and their associated epigenetic information play a crucial role in maintaining the identity of cells as they divide. Histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) are important determinants of the cellular epigenetic state, carrying epigenetic information and regulating gene transcription. Epigenetic aberrations are linked to various diseases, including cancer. However, the role of parental histone inheritance […]
Zoe Winters explains how to check for breast cancer Kirsty Guy, 33, had previously successfully battled breast cancer back when she was pregnant with her daughter Hallie. Following an ordeal of difficult treatment and having her baby prematurely, the brave mum-of-two was eventually given the all-clear from the deadly disease. However, two years later, something […]
Advert warns to act FAST when you see signs of a stroke A stroke is a serious and potentially fatal medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is cut off. In most cases this is caused by a blood clot, however, it can also be due to a blood vessel bursting. There […]
Healthy cells work hard to maintain the integrity of our DNA, but occasionally, a chromosome can get separated from the others and break apart during cell division. The tiny fragments of DNA then get reassembled in random order in the new cell, sometimes producing cancerous gene mutations. This chromosomal shattering and rearranging is called "chromothripsis" […]
