Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) exhibits striking sexual dichotomy impacting on autistic and Alzheimer’s pathologies AUTHORS: A Malishkevich, N Amram, G Hacohen-Kleiman, I Magen, E Giladi and I Gozes ABSTRACT Activity-dependent neuroprotective protein (ADNP) is a most frequent autism spectrum disorder (ASD)-associated gene and the only protein significantly decreasing in the serum of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) patients. Is ADNP […]
Alzheimer's, autism, Genetics, psychiatry
British researchers used the Christmas issue of the renowned British Medical Journal to report some scientific data about the “tongue in cheek” Darwin Awards in their article titled The Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behaviour. The Darwin Awards were established in 1995, and “honors” those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from […]
Accidents, Darwin Awards, Genetics, Male Idiot Factor, psychiatry, sociologyThe Darwin Awards: sex differences in idiotic behavior BMJ 2014; 349 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.g7094 (Published 11 December 2014) Authors Ben Alexander Daniel Lendrem, student, Dennis William Lendrem, project manager, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Andy Gray, consultant orthopaedic trauma surgeon, John Dudley Isaacs, director, Institute of Cellular Medicine Abstract Sex differences in risk seeking behaviour, emergency hospital […]
Accidents, Darwin Awards, Genetics, Male Idioit Factor, Poor Judgement, psychiatry, Stupidity, violenceScientists Viewing the X Chromosome in a New Light We know the X chromosome to hold the key that determines whether an embryo develops as a female or a male. Yet, the full role of the X chromosome remains uncertain. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have developed a technique that color-codes cells to […]
brain, Genetics, Neurology