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The long and short of it

Prolactin could explain sex differences in pain syndromes

February 12, 2020
By Anette Breindl
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The hormone prolactin is known for and named after its role in breastfeeding. But that is far from its only role. There are more than 300 identified functions of prolactin, which is present in both men and women, though women have higher levels, and extremely high levels late in pregnancy and during breastfeeding. Now, scientists at the University of Arizona have identified another function of prolactin signaling.
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Decoding depression

EEG signature can predict response to SSRIs

February 10, 2020
By Anette Breindl
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For depression, and other mental health disorders, the era of precision medicine has yet to arrive. Symptoms are “very poorly reflective of the underlying biology,” Amit Etkin told BioWorld. Depression can manifest through multiple different symptoms that differ both between and within cultures.
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Bench Press for Feb. 7, 2020

February 7, 2020
By Anette Breindl
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BioWorld looks at translational medicine, including: CD47 knockout improves antitumor vaccine; Multiple edits make for durable T cells; Endothelial cells have functional deficits in progeria; Myelin is deregulated in autism spectrum disorder; More enhancers suggest more pathogenicity: study; Just the vesicles, please; Distinguishing real from backseat drivers; Blocking bad bone; Plexin D1 is receptor and mechanosensor in 1; Monocytes have it both ways in DMD.
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