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Artificial Intelligence (AI)June 10, 2026

Fluorescent Aptamers Linked Brain Cell Identity to Connectomics

TL;DR: A 2026 Nature Communications paper introduced CAptVE, a fluorescent aptamer method that labels molecular features in mouse brain tissue while preserving ultrastructure for electron-microscopy connectomics. Key Findings Detergent-free labeling: CAptVE us…

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AlzheimersApril 20, 2026

Cell-Type Gene Networks Reveal Hidden Causes of Alzheimer’s

Cell-Type Gene Networks Reveal Hidden Causes of Alzheimer’s TL;DR: Researchers mapped how genes are regulated differently across six brain cell types in Alzheimer’s disease, discovering that excitatory neurons drive the most extensive regulatory disruptions—an…

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Fluorescent Aptamers Linked Brain Cell Identity to Connectomics

Cell-Type Gene Networks Reveal Hidden Causes of Alzheimer’s

The findings. The context. The caveats.