Why gut bacteria might be in a recipe for longer, healthier life
The scientific community is increasingly aware that an organism’s interactions with the millions of microbes in their bodies – the microbiome – can influence many
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Author: Ana Rodríguez
Studying the body builder effect leads to a novel pathway in cancer growth
The nutrient-activated kinase complex mTORC1, which has been known to be involved in an organism’s adaptation to food availability after starvation and physical exercise, has
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Together, DAG1 and Yap ‘hit the brakes’ on heart cell proliferation
Although both are known to play a role in cardiac function and previous work had hinted that they might interact with each other, it was
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Image of the Month: What causes myotonic dystrophy, type1
Myotonic dystrophy, type 1 (DM1) is the second most common cause of muscular dystrophy and numerous other muscle disorders that affect tens of thousands of
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A 12-hour biological clock coordinates essential bodily functions
It’s not a good idea to disturb the circadian rhythm on a regular basis. For instance, experimental evidence shows that night-shift workers who periodically change
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How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart
During a heart attack, blood stops flowing into the heart; starved for oxygen, part of the heart muscle dies. The heart muscle does not regenerate;
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Follistatin: a key player in embryo implantation
The complex process of embryo implantation in the uterus has raised interest among researchers in the field in part because it fails in about half
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A mouse model of human brown fat
When it gets cold around you, your body turns up the heat to maintain its normal temperature. The heat is produced by brown adipose tissue,
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Image of the Month: Mechanisms of cancer survival
Among other studies, the lab of Dr. Chonghiu Cheng is pioneering research projects to better undertsand the role alternative splicing plays in cancer. “We have been
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What activates the PI3K pathway, the most commonly mutated pathway in cancer that can be targeted by drugs?
The PI3K pathway has a number of diverse functions, including altering the cell’s metabolism and driving cell growth and proliferation. The PI3K pathway also is
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