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From The Labs

Image of the Month: A closer look at metastatic medulloblastoma

May 6, 2025 blood vessels,  brain cancer,  fibroblasts,  medulloblastoma,  meninges,  Metastasis,  Research,  tumor microenvironment

The image captures metastatic medulloblastoma tumor cells (green) intertwined with blood vessels (magenta) in the leptomeninges of a mouse model of the human condition.

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Endothelial cells play important role in blood clotting

December 7, 2021 blood clotting,  endothelial cells,  fibroblasts,  Research,  thrombin

The finding that endothelial cells contribute to blood clotting shifts the curent thinking about clot development, treatment and prevention.

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Eliminating p63 gene could convert scar tissue into heart muscle

May 29, 2018 cardiomyocytes,  cellular reprogramming,  fibroblasts,  heart attack,  p63,  Research

After a heart attack, the parts of the heart muscle that die do not regenerate into new heart tissue; instead, they are replaced by scar

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How Gata4 helps mend a broken heart

August 14, 2017 Cardiac regeneration,  cardiomyocytes,  fibroblasts,  fibrosis,  Gata4,  heart attack,  heart failure,  scar tissue,  tissue reprograming

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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From the Labs: Image of the Month

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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