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From The Labs

A potential strategy to control MAPK4-dependent cancer growth

August 8, 2023 AKT,  cancer growth,  lung cancer,  MAPK4,  PDK1,  Prostate Cancer,  Research,  triple-negative breast cancer

This study has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying the tumor-promoting activity of MAPK4.

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Targeting MAPK4 may offer a new therapeutic opportunity for TNBC

January 27, 2022 AKT,  cancer therapy,  MAPK4,  PI3K,  PI3K inhibitor,  Research,  triple-negative breast cancer

MAPK4 seems to be involved in promoting triple-negative breast cancer growth and its resistance to certain therapies.

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Juvenile Batten disease, a problem with cellular waste management

March 29, 2017 AKT,  Alzheimer's,  cellular waste,  Huntington’s,  Juvenile Batten disease,  lysosomes,  Neuroscience,  Parkinson's Disease,  TFEB

Like a large dynamic city, a cell carries out many activities that generate waste. Waste needs to be disposed of properly in order for the

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From The Labs

New oncogene MNX1 contributes to higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men

October 12, 2016 African American men,  AKT,  lipid metabolism,  oncogene MNX1,  Prostate Cancer,  testosterone

Genetic factors can explain, at last in part, the higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men compared with men of other ethnic groups.

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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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