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Journals Biology Newsletter for 2026-01-13 ( 4 items )  
One genetic map could rewrite how we understand mental health (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Jan. 12 -- Texas A&M University posted the following news: * * * One genetic map could rewrite how we understand mental health * An international team of researchers has shed light on why mental health conditions often occur together. Researchers analyzed data from more than 6 million people to explore the connections among over a dozen psychiatric disorders, including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, ADHD, PTSD and substance use disorders. Th more PR

Stem Cell Expert Q&A: Innovative Pathways in Biomedical Research (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Stem Cell Expert Q&A: Innovative Pathways in Biomedical Research * New scientific methods could one day render animal studies-the standard in research laboratories for more than 100 years-obsolete. Clive Svendsen, PhD, executive director of the Board of Governors Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is helping to pioneer New Appr more PR

The secret route of prostate infections (10)
WURZBURG, Germany, Jan. 12 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * The secret route of prostate infections * Bacterial prostatitis, an infection of the prostate primarily caused by the bacterium Escherichia coli ( E. coli ), is a common health problem in men. About one percent of men worldwide are affected at some point in their lives. The infection develops when bacteria travel from the urethra or the bladder to the prostate. Treating bacterial prostatitis rem more PR

Tiny RNA molecules in sperm, big impact on baby health (10)
SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 12 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Tiny RNA molecules in sperm, big impact on baby health * Key takeaways * The study pinpoints a specific sperm-enriched RNA that is actively packaged during sperm maturation and delivered to the embryo at fertilization, where it helps regulate early gene activity critical for cell division and genome organization. * Disrupting this RNA immediately after fertilization caused more PR