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Scientists Found A Striking Pattern Hidden Inside More Than 1,200 Autism Risk Genes
For years, autism genetics has looked like a puzzle with thousands of pieces and no obvious picture on the box. Researchers have identified more than 1,200 genes linked to autism, but the sheer number has made one question incredibly difficult to answer: do all those different genetic changes eventually lead the brain toward a smaller…
Scientists Thought They Knew Gentoo Penguins. Then Their DNA Told A Different Story
Scientists have spent more than a century without identifying a completely new penguin species. Now, researchers have discovered that a bird they thought they already understood actually contains a hidden species that had been overlooked for generations. The discovery came after scientists examined the genetics and evolutionary history of gentoo penguins living across remote islands…
Scientists Identify 36 Genes Linked To OCD And Tourette Syndrome
For 20 years, researchers collected DNA from families affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder and chronic tic disorders without having the technology to fully read what those samples contained. Now, a new study has identified 36 large-effect risk genes linked to OCD and tic disorders, dramatically expanding a genetic map that previously contained only four confirmed genes.…
Scientists Find 26 Genetic Clues Behind Fibromyalgia
For decades, people with fibromyalgia have faced a brutal question alongside the pain: if nothing shows up on a scan, how can anyone prove something is wrong? Now, the largest genetic study of fibromyalgia ever conducted has produced evidence pointing firmly toward biology, giving researchers a much clearer direction for understanding the condition. The international…
Around One In Five People May Have This Unusual Sensory Trait
For some people, a crowded room can feel exhausting before anyone has even said a word. A change in someone’s expression, background noise, or the emotional tone of a conversation can seem unusually difficult to ignore. Researchers studying sensory processing sensitivity believe this may reflect a genuine difference in how some brains handle incoming information.…
Scientists Find 26 Genetic Clues Behind Fibromyalgia
For decades, fibromyalgia patients have faced a frustrating problem: the pain was real, but medicine had no blood test or scan that could clearly show why. Now, the largest genetic study of the condition ever conducted has uncovered 26 regions of the genome linked to fibromyalgia risk. The findings point strongly toward the nervous system…
Scientists Found Biological Traces Of Parental Trauma In Children
The babies were too young to understand what happened in New York on September 11, 2001. Yet researchers found that their bodies appeared to carry traces of what their mothers had experienced. The clue was not in their memories or behavior. It was in their saliva, their stress hormones, and eventually in the way scientists…
Scientists Discover Common Genetic Link Behind Eight Major Psychiatric Disorders
Psychiatric disorders have traditionally been viewed as separate conditions, each with its own symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment plan. Someone diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) receives a very different diagnosis from someone living with schizophrenia or anorexia nervosa, even though doctors have long observed that these conditions often overlap. Many people experience more than one…
Researchers Construct the World’s First Fully Synthetic Cell from Scratch
A fundamental rule taught in basic biology is that life only comes from pre-existing life. Every natural organism carries a biological legacy of cellular division that stretches back to the origins of the world. Historically, the divide between inanimate chemical compounds and a functioning biological organism was treated as a hard, permanent border. Recently, researchers…
Is This Microbe Evolving Into a Virus Right Before Our Eyes?
Historically, science has drawn a strict line between living cells and non-living viruses. Yet, a newly discovered microbe hidden inside a marine plankton is erasing that boundary. This biological anomaly has stripped away nearly every trait of a living organism, completely abandoning the ability to generate energy or process nutrients. By examining this state of…