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Transmission electron microscope image of negative-stained, Fortaleza-strain Zika virus.
From The Labs

Researchers combat Zika-associated fetal abnormalities using microRNA

September 26, 2023 animal model,  human placenta,  immune microenvironment,  microRNA,  Research,  Zika virus

This study reveals new insights into how the Zika virus sets up a niche in the placenta at the maternal-fetal interface.

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Better understanding of craniofacial birth defects opens new roads for regenerative medicine

February 16, 2023 craniofacial development,  microRNA,  Research

The findings could lead to strategies to generate healthy cells to repair craniofacial defects in human patients.

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From The Labs

Regulating gene regulatory regions offers a novel mechanism to control ATXN1 levels

August 27, 2020 ataxia,  ATXN1,  balance problems,  gene regulation,  microRNA,  movement problems,  Research,  SCA1

Researchers identified a novel mechanism that regulates ATXN1 levels and reduces SCA1 symptoms in animal model.

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Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease

November 6, 2018 ADmiRE,  Cancer,  developmental disease,  gnomAD,  heart disease,  microRNA,  The Cancer Genome Atlas,  whole exome sequencing

What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as my qualifying exam that I

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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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