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A microscopic view of prostate cancer. It appears as a field of hazy pink and white with splotches of purple indicating cancer cells.
From The Labs

A novel strategy to suppress prostate cancer growth

October 26, 2022 androgen receptor,  castration therapy,  COP1,  Gata2,  Prostate Cancer,  Research,  treatment resistance

The researchers took a close look into what drives the growth of advanced tumors that have become resistant to standard castration therapy.

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A grey microsopy image with several dark grey circular blods, representing breast cancer spheroids.
From The Labs

How breast cancer cells can become resistant to therapy

October 20, 2022 14-3-3τ,  Breast Cancer,  ERα36,  estrogen receptor,  Research,  resistance to therapy

The findings may one day help overturn some breast cancer cells’ resistance to therapy.

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A microscopy image showing green dots on top of red fibrous strands. A few purple masses stand out amongst the green dots.
From The Labs

Findings support repurposing rheumatoid arthritis drug auranofin for diabetes

October 18, 2022 auranofin,  Diabetes,  insulin,  Obesity,  Research,  rheumatoid arthritis,  white fat

A detailed exploration of the association between inflammation and diabetes revealed the potential of auranofin.

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A mouse eye that was rendered optically transparent with EZ Clear. The eye is made up of a glowing rainbow of colors.
From The Labs

Simple, rapid and robust method makes mouse whole organs transparent for imaging

October 13, 2022 EZ Clear,  imaging,  immunofluoescence,  optically transparent tissues,  Research,  whole organ clearing

This new tissue clearing method simplifies and speeds up the process to render tissue optically transparent, enabling 3D imaging of entire, intact tissues or organs.

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From The Labs

Genetic and behavioral risks combine synergistically for liver disease

October 11, 2022 alcohol use,  liver cancer risk factors,  liver disease,  Obesity,  PNPLA3 gene,  Research

This work offers a unique opportunity to study the prognostic roles of gene PNPLA3, obesity and excessive alcohol use in the risk of liver disease.

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Microscopy image of purple leukemia cells amongst healthy pink cells
From The Labs

Promising approach to mitigate complications of leukemia treatment

October 6, 2022 alloimmune defense receptor,  bone marrow transplant,  CAR T cells,  GvH disease,  leukemia,  leukemia treatment complications,  Research

The findings support further assessing this approach to treat aggressive blood cancers and ultimately improve outcomes in patients.

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Microscopy-based image of human breast cancer cells, seen as blues circle with red and green circling around each.
From The Labs

Image of the Month: Human breast cancer cells

October 4, 2022 Breast Cancer,  HER-2,  High resolution deconvolution microscopy,  microscopy core,  Research

From the Labs joins Breast Cancer Awareness Month by featuring human breast cancer cells as our Image of the Month.

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From The Labs

Scientists propose that obesity is a neurodevelopmental disorder

September 29, 2022 arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus,  epigenetics,  food intake,  mouse neurodevelopment,  Obesity,  Research

The findings provide new evidence that developmental changes are likely involved in both early environmental and genetic influences on obesity risk.

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From The Labs

A global collaboration to map the whole human brain

September 27, 2022 BICAN,  brain atlas,  brain map,  human brain,  Patch-seq,  primate brain,  Research

In what is being called the brain equivalent of the Human Genome Project, this initiative will map 200 billion cells in the human brain.

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A collage of postdoc faces.
From The Labs

National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022

September 22, 2022 12-h clock,  AI,  Alzheimer's,  Autism,  gene expression,  infantile spasm,  Postdoc appreciation week,  Research,  Rett Syndrome

From the Labs celebrates National Postdoc Appreciation Week with a sample of the work conducted by Baylor postdocs.

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Blood vessels (magenta) intertwined with metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) nestled within the protective layers that surround the mouse spinal cord. From the Labs: a closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

Healthy Habits: A DOC-umentary Series

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