Prenatal infection may contribute to psychiatric disorders
A mouse model adds support to the hypothesis that prenatal infection can contribute to psychiatric disorders later in life.
Biomedicine
Magnetic beads help understand how cancer invades tissues
In this manuscript, the authors labeled cancer cells with magnetic beads and held them in place using a magnetic-pin array. This method may clarify how cancer cells invade tissues.
Antibiotics in early life alter the gut microbiome
Administration of antibiotics is shown to alter the gut microbiome in mice. Significant changes in taxonomy and metabolic gene expression were observed.
