Kids Enter the MATCH

Enter the ratrix.

U nderstanding the computations the brain performs to guide behavior largely relies on electrical recordings of action potentials generated by neurons in awake, behaving animals. Despite their widespread usage, the high density of neurons in cortex poses a significant limitation on the number of neighboring cells whose signals can be resolved even with state-of-the-art electrode-based methods. ...

Platelets Enter the Fray

A series of reports in 2007 established that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the 9p21.3 locus are associated with coronary heart disease (CHD), both in patients with acute myocardial infarction and chronic atherosclerosis.1–4 Subsequently, many additional studies used a candidate locus approach to replicate the 9p21.3-CHD association. Intriguingly, other phenotypes have also been foun...

Scientists Enter the Blogosphere

Blogs are one of the latest tools that scientists use to communicate their ideas to other scientists or to the general public. But who are the science bloggers and why do they blog?

The Big Match and the Paris Match

Cohort Profile: The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!).

The Applied Research Group for Kids (TARGet Kids!) is an ongoing open longitudinal cohort study enrolling healthy children (from birth to 5 years of age) and following them into adolescence. The aim of the TARGet Kids! cohort is to link early life exposures to health problems including obesity, micronutrient deficiencies and developmental problems. The overarching goal is to improve the health ...