Brain hormone makes strong contribution to bones

July 17, 2024

Researchers from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have found that CCN3, a hormone secreted by neurons in the brain, is responsible for maintaining bone strength during lactation.

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Anchoring, and bootstrapping, psychiatry into the precision medicine era

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Psychiatry has struggled to enter the precision medicine era. But through a mix of innovations and bootstrapping, progress is coming to the field. Scientists are...

With transdiagnostic approach, smaller target groups aren’t inevitably smaller markets

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Despite the formidable challenges for developing precision psychiatry, the approach is notching its first successes in the preclinical and even some clinical...

With transdiagnostic approach, smaller target groups aren’t inevitably smaller markets

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Despite the formidable challenges for developing precision psychiatry, the approach is notching its first successes in the preclinical and even some clinical...