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A redundant modular network supports proper brain communication

July 9, 2021 brain communication,  brain hemispheres,  brain networks,  Memory,  Research,  working memory

Connected brain regions turn off communication between them when one region is disrupted to prevent affecting memory or behavior.

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Cells arrange their chromosomes following one of two designs

July 6, 2021 chromosome arrangement,  condensin II,  genome architecture,  Research

Earth living creatures arrange their chromosomes following one of two patterns and condensin II has a say in such arrangenment.

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Image of the Month: Pollen from Lilium orientalis ‘Stargazer’

July 1, 2021 confocal microscopy,  Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy Core.,  pollen,  Research

The image is an example of the cutting-edge imaging and image analysis tools offered by Baylor’s Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy Core.

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A promising two-punch therapy for Langerhans cell histiocytosis

June 29, 2021 dendritic cells,  Langerhans cell histiocytosis,  MAPK inhibitor,  PD-1 receptors,  rare cancer,  Research,  T-cell exhaustion

A novel combination therapy resulted in a significant decrease of disease burden in an animal model of LCH.

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Book release: “Genomics of Rare Diseases. Understanding Disease Genetics Using Genomic Approaches”

June 25, 2021 book release,  Genetics,  Genomics,  Rare Diseases,  Research

“Genomics of Rare Diseases” offers readers a broad understanding of current knowledge on rare diseases from a genomics perspective.

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Glial cells help mitigate neurological damage in Huntington’s disease

June 24, 2021 brain protection,  fruit fly model,  glia cells,  Huntington’s disease,  mouse model,  Research,  synapse genes

Research with human samples and mouse and fruit fly models opens a window into the brain’s protective responses in Huntington’s disease.

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Rap1 controls the body’s sugar levels from the brain, regulating it may help manage diabetes

June 22, 2021 Brain,  Diabetes,  high-fat diet,  hypothalamus,  Rap1,  Research,  VMH neurons

One day, people might be able to control diabetes from the brain.

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Repairing altered novel brain circuit could tackle coinciding obesity and depression

June 17, 2021 Anxiety,  brain circuit,  dBNST and AgRP neurons,  Depression,  Obesity,  Research

Study reveals key regulatory mechanism for coinciding obesity and mental disorders and suggests the possibility of pharmacological treatment.

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Gene Rev-erb in the brain sets the rhythm of the liver’s response to insulin

June 15, 2021 Brain,  Diabetes,  GABA neurons,  liver,  Research,  Rev-erb gene,  suprachiasmatic nucleus

The findings support that an altered daily rhythm of expression of the Rev-erb gene in the brain may underlie dawn phenomenon in diabetes.

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Image of the Month: Bovine endothelial cells dividing

June 9, 2021 Bovine endothelial cells,  confocal microscopy,  OiVM Core,  Research

The image is an example of the cutting-edge imaging and image analysis tools offered by Baylor’s Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy Core.

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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

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