New atlas maps aging brain epigenetic shifts across eight regions and 36 cell types

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though ...
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Gene expression in the human brain: cell types become more specialized, not just more numerous

Our brain is arguably the organ that most distinguishes humans from other primates. Its exceptional size, complexity and capabilities far exceed those of any other species on Earth. Yet humans share ...
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GPT-4 shows expert-level accuracy in annotating cell types

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public HealthMar 26 2024 GPT-4 can accurately interpret types of cells important for the analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing -- a sequencing process ...
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Stem Cell Therapies Considered Interchangeable Contain Different Cell Types

Researchers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have found that two of the most frequently administered stem cell therapies, which are often used interchangeably, actually contain ...