Infant temperament | Restoring vision | Blocking arthritis progression

Infant temperament predicts introversion in adulthood; lab-made eye cells restore vision in mice; blocking enzyme inhibits arthritis in mice

April 28, 2020 Edition

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Infant temperament predicts introversion in adulthood

A study highlighting the enduring nature of early temperament suggests ways to identify those most at risk for developing anxiety and depression later in life.


Photoreceptors in mouse eye

Lab-made eye cells restore vision in mice

Researchers reprogrammed skin cells into light-sensing eye cells that restored sight in mice. The technique may lead to new approaches for modeling and treating eye diseases.


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Blocking enzyme inhibits arthritis progression in mice

Blocking an enzyme called TET1 protected mice against the development of osteoarthritis and cells from people with osteoarthritis from gene changes that help drive the disease.


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