Principled distillation of UK Biobank phenotype data reveals underlying structure in human variation

In this report, we present a detailed evaluation of a research paper published in the journal Nature Human Behaviour, titled “Principled Refinement of UK Biobank Phenotypic Data Reveals the Latent Structure of Human Variation.” The study, conducted by Caitlin E. Carey, Rebecca Shafee, Robbee Wedow, among others, was published online on XX XX, XXXX....

Multiplex Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomics Identifies Biomarkers for Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease

Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteomics Study for Diagnosis and Prediction of Alzheimer’s Disease Background and Research Objectives Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that leads to memory loss and cognitive decline, and currently, there is no effective cure globally. Traditionally, the pathological features of AD include β-amyloid (Aβ)...

Gene × Environment Effects and Mediation Involving Adverse Childhood Events, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Substance Dependence

Study on the Genetic and Environmental Effects of Adverse Childhood Events, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, and Substance Dependence I. Background and Significance Adverse childhood events (ACE) often have profound effects on an individual’s mental health and substance dependence. Previous studies have shown a close relationship between ACE and mood an...

Decision Uncertainty as a Context for Motor Memory

Decision Uncertainty as a Contextual Cue for Motor Memory Background In a penalty shootout during a soccer match, players may face two distinctly different decision-making scenarios. For example, a player may decisively kick the ball to the right corner after seeing the goalkeeper move to the other side, or he may kick the same way without being ce...

Mendelian Randomization Evidence for the Causal Effect of Mental Well-being on Healthy Aging

Research Report: Causal Effects of Mental Well-being on Healthy Aging Research Background With the significant increase in average life expectancy, aging issues have become increasingly prominent. Challenges such as comorbidity, disability, and the overall social stability of healthcare services and finances have become more severe. Achieving healt...

The Necessity of Human Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex in Prosocial Motivation

The Necessity of the Human Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex for Prosocial Motivation Research Background and Motivation The ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) plays a crucial role in decision-making processes. Functional neuroimaging studies indicate that the vmPFC is key in handling rewards and efforts and is also associated with prosocial behav...

Artifactually Inflates Brain-Wide Functional Connectivity Throughout Functional MRI Scans

Functional Connectivity Across the Brain and Temporally Enhanced Non-neuronal Low-Frequency Oscillation (SLFO) Blood Flow Signal Based on Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans In the field of neuroscience, a core question is how the brain’s connectivity reconfigures over time to support adaptive functional changes. These dynamically changing ...

Generation of Allogeneic CAR-NKT Cells from Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells Using a Clinically Guided Culture Method

Generation of Clinically Applicable CAR-NKT Cells Research Background Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of B-cell malignancies and multiple myeloma. However, the use of autologous CAR-T cell products presents challenges such as high costs, long manufacturing ...

Long-term Intravital Subcellular Imaging with Confocal Scanning Light-Field Microscopy

Long-term Intravital Subcellular Imaging with Confocal Scanning Light-Field Microscopy

Breakthrough in Long-term Live Subcellular Imaging: Study of Confocal Scanning Light-Field Microscopy Research Background Long-term live cell dynamic observation is indispensable in studying physiological pathological processes such as immune response and brain function, requiring high spatiotemporal resolution and low phototoxicity. Existing confo...

Mapping Medically Relevant RNA Isoform Diversity in the Aged Human Frontal Cortex with Deep Long-Read RNA-Seq

Academic Background RNA isoforms play a critical role in gene expression regulation. On average, human protein-coding genes contain over eight RNA isoforms, leading to nearly four distinct protein-coding sequences. Traditional short-read sequencing technologies, due to their limitations in read length, cannot accurately assemble and quantify RNA is...