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PANDAS––A Self-Destruction of the Mind

PANDAS––A Self-Destruction of the Mind

Figure 1: PANDAS, characterized by acute neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms, was systematically reviewed by Sigra et al (2018) in hopes of encouraging further investigation towards the etiology and treatments associated with PANDAS and related disorders Source: Flickr Pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections (PANDAS), pediatric acute-onset neuropsychiatric syndrome (PANS), childhood acute neuropsychiatric symptoms …

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Reprogramming OSK genes combats age-related symptoms

Reprogramming OSK genes combats age-related symptoms

Figure 1: Researchers out of Harvard Medical School find that reprogramming OSK transcription factors interferes with age-related gene expression, ultimately posing as a potential method of counteracting age-related symptoms Source: OG-DW646_202003_G_20200302171613.gif Turning back the biological clock is a challenge that scientists around the world have chosen to undertake in the past several decades. Telomere shortening, …

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