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Author: Ana Rodríguez

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Research that celebrates Heart Month

February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments antibioics, atrial fibrilation, ciprofloxacin, Heart Health, Heart month, heart regeneration, Hippo, inflammasome, p63, Research

From the Labs celebrates Heart Month and Valentine’s Day with a selection of posts about the heart. We feature research

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Genome sequencing reveals baboon evolution, and more

February 12, 2019February 14, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments baboon evolution, Genome Sequencing, human evolution, Research

Can baboon genome sequencing give a hint at human evolution? “Baboons have long attracted scientific attention because they evolved within

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Uncovering a pathway that protects the uterus from cancer

February 7, 2019February 15, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments ALK5, carcinoma of endometrium, estrogen, female fertility, Research, Smad2, SMAD3, TGF-beta, uterine cancer

The TGF-beta signaling pathway regulates the development of many types of cancer, but it was not clear whether it also

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Image of the Month: Neurogenesis in the adult mouse brain

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments adult brain, neurogenesis, Research

  In most adult mammals, only two regions of the brain, the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb, have been shown

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Beyond the airway and into the brain, yeast impairs memory in mice

January 31, 2019January 31, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments airway disease, Allergies, Alzheimer's Disease, C. albicans, Dementia, FIGG, fungal infection, fungus, sepsis, yeast

An increasing number of clinical observations indicates that fungi are becoming a more common cause of upper airway allergic diseases

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E. coli shows the way to discover cell-made protein carcinogens

January 29, 2019February 5, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments bacteria, Cancer, carcinogens, DNA damage, E. Coli, Research

When searching for carcinogens, people look at the environment. External factors such as tobacco smoke and sunlight can damage DNA,

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Solving the mystery of CLN8’s connection with Batten disease

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Batten disease, CLN8, Lysosomal storage disorder, neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis 8, Research

Batten disease refers to a group of diseases that are part of the lysosomal storage disorders. At the core of

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Making ‘sense’ of the ‘cart before the horse’ in mammalian cells

January 22, 2019January 23, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 1 Comment antisense RNA, Cancer, fusion DNA, fusion RNA, Prostate Cancer, Research, sense RNA

A fusion gene is a new gene made by joining parts of two different genes. The current thought is that

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Connecting Zika virus and hereditary microcephaly

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments ANKLE2, dengue virus, microcephaly, NS4A, Research, Zika virus

Understanding how Zika virus causes microcephaly would hint at possibilities for preventing this irreparable condition in newborns. Heading in that

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When DNA is caught at the break

January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 Ana Rodríguez 0 Comments Cancer, DNA fragments, DNA repair, Dna2, immune system, Research

Cells have in place a number of mechanisms to protect the integrity of the genome, including processes that repair mistakes

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