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Alzheimer’s disease affects an organism as a whole

June 3, 2025 Alzheimer's Disease, Aβ42, cell atlas, fruit fly, Research, tau, whole body effect

The Alzheimer’s Disease Fly Cell Atlas may lead to a better understanding of the condition and improved treatments.

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New CDKL genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders

April 3, 2025 CDKL genes, dominant negative effect, fruit fly, Neurological disorders, Research, seizures

Working with fruit flies, the team uncovered a mechanism by which the defective variants may cause the neurological symptoms in affected individuals.

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A new fruit fly model to probe an epileptic brain disorder

September 21, 2023 DEE44, epileptic seizures, fruit fly, Research, UBA5

This experimental model is a valuable tool to study how DEE44 develops and test potential therapies.

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Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital launch a new clinical genomic sequencing program to help patients with an undiagnosed condition

August 25, 2023 clinical genomic sequencing program, fruit fly, pediatric genetic diseases, Research, undiagnosed diseases

By leveraging the team’s expertise in fruit fly biology and collaborating with clinicians, geneticists and genetic counselors the program aspires to provide answers to patients with severe undiagnosed conditions.

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Not all cell types age equally – the Aging Fly Cell Atlas reveals how this happens

June 22, 2023 Aging fly, aging mechanism, cell atlas, fruit fly, Research, single-nucleus RNA sequencing

The new atlas provides a powerful, open-access resource for scientists to better understand the biology of aging.

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Variants of MRTFB gene linked to novel neurodevelopmental disorder

May 9, 2023 actin-binding protein, fruit fly, MRTFB gene, neurodevelopmental disorder, Research, undiagnosed disease

The findings open new avenues to investigate mechanisms that lead to this disorder, offering ideas toward a future treatment for the disease.

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Comprehensive clinical study confirms the molecular link between microcephaly caused by Zika and ANKLE2 variants

September 15, 2022 ANKLE2, fruit fly, microcephaly, Research, undiagnosed diseases, zika

This study shows that ANKLE2 mutations can cause a wide range of severity in microcephaly among patients.

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April is National Autism Awareness Month

April 12, 2022 fruit fly, microbiome, National Autism Awareness Month, PTEN, Research, single-cell connections, Vaccines

From the Labs presents a sample of Baylor’s basic research work contributing to a better understanding of autism and related disorders.

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The fruit fly helps unravel the genetics of autism

March 17, 2022 ASD, Autism, autism genes, fruit fly, GLRA2, Neurodevelopmental diseases, Research

In this study, ASD emerges not as one disorder involving many genes, but as hundreds of disorders caused by certain individual gene variants.

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An organic insecticide is more damaging to non-target insects than synthetics

March 3, 2022 beneficial insects, fruit fly, Neurodegeneration, organic insecticide, pests, Research, synthetic insecticide

Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide Spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species.

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