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From The Labs

The first protease-focused, DNA-encoded chemical library for drug discovery

August 18, 2020 DNA-encoded chemical library,  drug discovery,  Research

Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have devised a chemical approach for discovering compounds that could be developed into new drugs.

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From The Labs

Novel mechanism connects SPEG, RyR2 and atrial fibrillation

August 13, 2020 atrial fibrillation,  heart disease,  Research,  RyR2,  SPEG

Reduced levels of protein kinase SPEG lead to hyperactive calcium channel RyR2 and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

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From The Labs

CAR T cell therapy makes strides in tackling Hodgkin lymphoma

August 11, 2020 blood cancer,  CAR T cell therapy,  fludarabine,  Hodgkin lymphoma,  Research

CAR-T cell therapy has been used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma with remarkable success for the first time in an early phase clinical trial.

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Tackling the root cause of treatment resistance in age-related macular degeneration

August 6, 2020 AIBP,  anti-VEGF,  blindness,  cholesterol,  choroidal neovascularization,  macrophages,  macular degeneration,  Research

A novel strategy can potentially address a major challenge to the current treatment for CNV, the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly.

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Image of the Month: Cancer cell clusters

August 4, 2020 cluster cancer cells,  metastatic cancer,  NK cells,  Research

Cancer cell clusters are more effective than single cells at spreading cancer in the body, and researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found out why.

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From The Labs

The N-terminal domain of the androgen receptor is at the heart of its action

July 30, 2020 androgen receptor,  C-terminal domain,  coactivators,  n-terminal domain,  Prostate Cancer,  Research,  testosterone

Detailed 3-D studies reveal how the androgen receptor is put together as a functional complex that drives prostate cancer.

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From The Labs

Taking a closer look into the tumor microenvironment with nano-radiomics

July 28, 2020 cancer treatment,  nano-radiomics,  research; immunotherapy,  tumor microenvironment

Nano-radiomics analysis of imaging data assesses changes in the tumor microenvironment that cannot be detected with conventional imaging methods.

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From The Labs

PolyA-miner accurately assesses the effect of alternative polyadenylation on gene expression

July 23, 2020 3′Seq datasets,  alternative polyadenylation,  gene expression,  PolyA-miner,  Research

PolyA-miner enables scientists to evaluate the contribution of alternative polyadenylation to gene regulation in health and disease.

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From The Labs

New insights into the mediators of patient recovery after CAR T cell immunotherapy

July 21, 2020 cancer therapy,  CAR T cell,  Clinical Trials,  complete response,  HER-2,  Immunotherapy,  Research,  rhabdomyosarcoma

Clinical trial of novel personalized CAR T cell immunotherapy provides clues into what mediated exceptional patient recovery.

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These 300,000 cells can improve our understanding of chronic lung disease

July 16, 2020 chronic lung disease,  chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,  online cell atlas,  pulmonary fibrosis,  Research,  RNA sequencing

Researchers create a digital atlas for chronic lung disease.

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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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