serotonin & depression

August 28, 2022

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0

QT:{{”
For decades, doctors believed ssris operated by boosting levels of serotonin, a chemical which carries signals between neurons in the brain. This supposition was based on the hypothesis that a lack of serotonin causes depression. But a growing number of investigations suggest that theory does not hold water—a conclusion hammered home by a round-up of reviews of such work just published in Molecular Psychiatry.
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https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2022/07/20/a-popular-medical-explanation-for-depression-is-rebuffed


Look-alike humans identified by facial recognition algorithms show genetic similarities: Cell Reports

August 28, 2022

https://www.cell.com/cell-reports/fulltext/S2211-1247(22)01075-0

Might be interesting to compare to a study of how dis-similar genetically identical twins can look


Chewing burns more calories than you think—and may have shaped our evolution | Science | AAAS

August 28, 2022

https://www.science.org/content/article/chewing-burns-more-calories-you-think-and-may-have-shaped-our-evolution Great article! Wondered about the implications of chewing for weight loss: Perhaps humans so readily “overeat” because they don’t have to spend so much time chewing.


Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine Technology – The New York Times

August 27, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/moderna-covid-vaccine-lawsuit.html?smid=tw-share
Depressing that the heroes of the US vaccine are now locked in a nasty dispute.


Definition of null allele – NCI Dictionary of Genetics Terms – NCI

August 27, 2022

https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/genetics-dictionary/def/null-allele QT:{{”
A mutation that results in either no gene product or the absence of function at the phenotypic level.
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SF police and car thefts: What they can and can’t do to help you

August 27, 2022

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/GPS-stolen-car-tracking-17398881.php


Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech Over Covid Vaccine – The New York Times

August 26, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/moderna-covid-vaccine-lawsuit.html?smid=tw-share


Your Doppelgänger Is Out There and You Probably Share DNA With Them – The New York Times

August 25, 2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/science/doppelgangers-twins-dna.html


Interesting?

August 25, 2022

https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-valneva-initiate-phase-3-study-lyme-disease


OSTP Issues Guidance to Make Federally Funded Research Freely Available Without Delay – The White House

August 25, 2022

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/08/25/ostp-issues-guidance-to-make-federally-funded-research-freely-available-without-delay/