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Nov 27, 2024 | thetransmitter.org | Anne West |Megan Peters |Robert C. Froemke |Steve Ramirez

Answers have been edited for length and clarity. What paper changed your life? Histone demethylation mediated by the nuclear amine oxidase homolog LSD1. Shi Y., Lan F., Matson C., Mulligan P., Whetstine J.R., Cole P.A., Casero R.A. and Yang S. Cell (2004)In this paper, Yang Shi and his colleagues reported the first histone demethylase—an enzyme that removes methyl groups from chromatin to regulate DNA transcription—which they named lysine-specific demethylase 1 (LSD1).

Oct 22, 2024 | thetransmitter.org | Rachel Buckley |Megan Peters |Jason Shepherd |Lauren Schenkman

Alzheimer’s disease is not just a brain thief; it’s a gendered one. Of all people living with this form of dementia, two-thirds are women. They face a disproportionately higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s not simply because they typically outlive men but also because of intricate differences in brain biology. The gender disparity is woven into the very fabric of how the disease manifests and progresses, suggesting that Alzheimer’s isn’t a one-size-fits-all condition.

Oct 18, 2024 | thetransmitter.org | Calli McMurray |Charles Choi |Angie Voyles Askham |Megan Peters

About 10 years ago, whenever Takeshi Imai presented on his group’s tissue-clearing technique at scientific conferences, audience members asked the same question over and over: When will this work on live tissues? “That was a long-standing dream in this field, and at that time, I always answered that that would be impossible,” says Imai, professor in the graduate school of medical sciences at Kyushu University. Tissues are opaque because the substances in them scatter light to varying degrees.

Oct 17, 2024 | thetransmitter.org | Charles Choi |Jill Adams |Lauren Schenkman |Megan Peters

A new open-source catalog now identifies associations between autism and family histories of dozens of conditions. “If you’re interested in whether a particular condition is associated with autism, you can use our map to help generate study questions,” says lead investigator Diana Schendel, a professor and leader of the Research Program in Modifiable Factors in Autism at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Oct 16, 2024 | flipboard.com | Megan Peters

entertainment news15 hours agoCreator Says Why Demon Lord, Retry! R Has New Actorsotakuusamagazine.com - Danica Davidson • 15hDemon Lord, Retry! R, the sequel anime to Demon Lord, Retry!, began on October 5, and anyone watching the Japanese version was sure to notice that …entertainment news4 hours agoStranger Things' Final Season Recasts a Season 1 CharacterGizmodo - Gordon Jackson • 4hAdditionally, Bruce Campbell promises at least three Evil Dead projects are on the way.