Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is occurs in people who have received bone marrow or blood stem cell transplants from donors (allogenic transplants). The donated cells replace the stem cells that make the cells of the immune system and red blood cells in patients with leukemias or lymphomas or various types of bone marrow diseases, blood disorders, … Read more
Endogenous cannabinoid signaling controls sex-based differences in behavior
Why are these preprints not proceeding into the scholarly peer-reviewed literature? What does this mean for citations?
Neurons have a distinct shape. The long processes for sending a signal (the axon) and for receiving signals (dendrites) are often far away from the cell body (soma) containing the nucleus. Thus, neurons have sophisticated systems for transporting messenger RNAs (mRNAs) and proteins involved in protein synthesis to these cellular processes for locally regulated protein … Read more
I have recently interacted with early career and late stage scientists who have had problems with predatory journals or journals with low requirements for members of their editorial boards. I advised each of these scientists and thought I would share that advice here. For an early career scientist, I first explained the typical roles of … Read more