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Vast Diversity of Human Brain Cell Types Revealed in Trove of New Datasets

Spectrum features the findings of the Brain Cell Atlas that includes research from Seth Ament, PhD. Read full article: Vast Diversity of Human Brain Cell Types Revealed in Trove of New Datasets

How Inflammation in Early Childhood can Lead to Autism and Schizophrenia

Seth Ament, PhD, discusses his cerebellum research with New Atlas. Read full article: How Inflammation in Early Childhood can Lead to Autism and Schizophrenia

What a Look at More Than 3,000 Kinds of Cells in the Human Brain Tells Us

Science News talks with Seth Ament, PhD, about his brain inflammation research. Read full article: What a Look at More Than 3,000 Kinds of Cells in the Human Brain Tells Us

New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children's Brains Might Spur Autism

In Health Day, Seth Ament, PhD, talks about the two types of cells in the brain's cerebellum that appear to be vulnerable to inflammation in childhood. Read full article: New Clues to How Inflammation in Young Children's Brains Might Spur Autism

Neuroscientists Make "Unexpected" Discovery Over Cause of Childhood Autism

In Newsweek, Seth Ament, PhD, discusses his research showing that inflammation in the brain during early childhood my cause autism and schizophrenia. Read full article: Neuroscientists Make "Unexpected" Discovery Over Cause of Childhood Autism

What to Know About the Lethal Strain of Malaria Contracted in Maryland

In the Baltimore Banner, Joana Carneiro da Silva, PhD, discusses the malaria case in Maryland and why it could be a public health threat. Read full article: What to Know About the Lethal Strain of Malaria Contracted in Maryland

The Keys to Mental Illness May Be Hiding Within Amish Genes

In the Daily Beast, Seth Ament, PhD, discusses his research that identified specific genetic variation in four chromosomal regions that double or triple someone's risk for having a mood disorder Read full article: The Keys to Mental Illness May Be Hiding Within Amish Genes

Can Your Microbiome Impact Pregnancy Outcomes?

In Giddy, Jacques Ravel, PhD, discusses the importance of Lactobacillus in the vaginal microbiome. Read full article: Can Your Microbiome Impact Pregnancy Outcomes?

New "Brain Atlas" Maps the Highly Complex Organ in Dazzling Detail

"It's amazing to me our genome is able to produce such a diversity of cells across the brain." Seth Ament, PhD, tells the Washington Post. Read full article: New "Brain Atlas" Maps the Highly Complex Organ in Dazzling Detail

How Delta Variant is Tracked in DMV

NBC News interview with Luke Tallon at IGS Read full article: How Delta Variant is Tracked in DMV