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From The Labs

Congratulations, Dr. James R. Lupski, 2024 Mendel Lecturer and recipient of the Gilded Pea Award!

July 25, 2024 Gilded Pea award,  Human genetics,  human genomics,  Mendel lecture,  Rare Diseases,  Research

Dr. James R. Lupski has delivered more than 620 lectures in 37 countries, but none was received with nearly the same enthusiasm as his Mendel lecture this past June in Berlin.

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Defective serotonin 2C receptors lead to memory deficits in mice and humans

July 23, 2024 Alzheimer's Disease,  Memory,  Research,  serotonin 2C receptor

The findings not only provide new insight into the factors regulating healthy memory but also in conditions associated with memory loss, like Alzheimer’s disease.

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Image of the Month: The wooly mammoth emerges from the past

July 17, 2024 ancient DNA,  fossil chromosomes,  Research,  wooly mammoth

Researchers have peered into the chromosomes of the wooly mammoth, a magnificent creature that has been extinct for nearly 4,000 years.

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Cells with IFITM5 mutation get caught in a loop leading to osteogenesis imperfecta type V

July 11, 2024 bone stem cells,  IFITM5,  osteogenesis imperfecta,  Research

These findings not only inform on the mechanism of OI type V, they also facilitate the development of future therapies for this condition.

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Study opens new opportunities to develop cancer treatments

June 25, 2024 cancer datasets,  cancer treatment,  drug repurposing,  integrated computational analysis,  Research

The team integrated proteogenomic datasets of more than 1,000 tissue samples spanning 10 cancer types to illuminate protein targets for cancer therapy.

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CAR T cell therapy for pediatric brain cancer warrants further study

June 18, 2024 C7R,  CAR T cells,  clinical trial,  Glioma,  pediatric brain cancer,  Research

This study shows that this therapy can effectively get to the tumor, and the addition of C7R safely augments antitumor activity.

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A promising approach to develop a birth control pill for men

June 11, 2024 birth control pill,  CDD-2807,  male contraception,  Research,  sperm,  STK33

The novel strategy is sperm-specific, has minimal safety concerns and the effects are reversible in animal models.

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hnRNPM, a guardian of the integrity of cellular protein synthesis

June 6, 2024 Cancer,  cryptic splicing,  hnRNPM,  Interferon,  protein synthesis,  Pseudo splice sites,  Research

A connection with cancer cells suggests that hnRNPM may hold clinical promise.

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Image of the Month: Defective sperm

June 4, 2024 defective sperm,  male infertility,  Research

Alterations in normal sperm shape and motility led to infertility in an animal model and inspired work to develop a reversible birth control pill for men.

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Baylor College of Medicine researchers set the foundation for novel rare disease treatment

May 30, 2024 arginase deficiency,  clinical trial,  Medical Treatment,  rare disease,  Research

The story behind the discovery that led to the novel treatment revealed that scientific breakthroughs can sometimes happen in unexpected ways.

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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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