The human and non-human primate developmental GTEx projects

THH Coorens, A Guillaumet-Adkins, R Kovner, RL Linn… - Nature, 2025 - nature.com
Many human diseases are the result of early developmental defects. As most paediatric
diseases and disorders are rare, children are critically underrepresented in research …

[HTML][HTML] Omics approaches to investigate the pathogenesis of suicide

M Boldrini, Y **ao, T Singh, C Zhu, M Jabbi… - Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Suicide is the second leading cause of death in US adolescents and young adults and is
generally associated with a psychiatric disorder. Suicidal behavior has a complex etiology …

Private information leakage from single-cell count matrices

CR Walker, X Li, M Chakravarthy, W Lounsbery-Scaife… - Cell, 2024 - cell.com
The increase in publicly available human single-cell datasets, encompassing millions of
cells from many donors, has significantly enhanced our understanding of complex biological …

A data-driven single-cell and spatial transcriptomic map of the human prefrontal cortex

LA Huuki-Myers, A Spangler, NJ Eagles… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The molecular organization of the human neocortex historically has been studied in the
context of its histological layers. However, emerging spatial transcriptomic technologies …

Single-cell atlas of transcriptomic vulnerability across multiple neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases

D Lee, M Koutrouli, NY Masse, GE Hoffman, S Kinrot… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases impose a significant societal and public
health burden. However, our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying these …

Brain aging and rejuvenation at single-cell resolution

ED Sun, R Nagvekar, AN Pogson, A Brunet - Neuron, 2025 - cell.com
Brain aging leads to a decline in cognitive function and a concomitant increase in the
susceptibility to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases …

Chromatin accessibility provides a window into the genetic etiology of human brain disease

J Bendl, JF Fullard, K Girdhar, P Dong, R Kosoy… - Trends in Genetics, 2025 - cell.com
Neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases have a significant genetic component.
Risk variants often affect the noncoding genome, altering cis-regulatory elements (CREs) …

Unraveling aging from transcriptomics

Y Huang, S Zhu, S Yao, H Zhai, C Liu, JDJ Han - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Research into aging constitutes a pivotal endeavor aimed at elucidating the underlying
biological mechanisms governing aging and age-associated diseases, as well as promoting …

Massively parallel reporter assay investigates shared genetic variants of eight psychiatric disorders

S Lee, JC McAfee, J Lee, A Gomez, AT Ledford… - Cell, 2025 - cell.com
A meta-genome-wide association study across eight psychiatric disorders has highlighted
the genetic architecture of pleiotropy in major psychiatric disorders. However, mechanisms …

Comparative single‐cell transcriptomic analysis across tissues of aging primates reveals specific autologous activation of ZNF281 to mitigate oxidative stress in …

Y **ao, X Chen, Z Chen, W Dai, X Hu, S Zhang… - Aging …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and oxidative stress accelerate cellular aging, but their
impact on different tissues varies. The cornea, known for its robust antioxidant defense …