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It’s all connected: circadian clock, microbiome and response to diet

June 30, 2017 circadian clock,  diet,  metabolism,  microbiome,  mouse model,  Npas2 gene

Disrupt the circadian clock, and metabolism will change. Alter the microbiome and, again, metabolism will change. Would altering the circadian clock affect the microbiome? Dr.

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CRKL in 22q11.2; a key gene that contributes to common birth defects

May 24, 2017 22q11.2,  Birth defects,  CRKL,  cryptorchidism,  DiGeorge syndrome,  Genetics,  genitourinary birth defects,  hypospadias,  kidney birth defects,  mouse model

The 22q11.2 region of human chromosome 22 is a hotspot for a variety of birth defects. Scientists learned about this region because it is deleted in

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Changes in NLRP genes may be an answer to unexplained female infertility

April 28, 2017 Fertility,  in vitro fertilization,  infertility gene,  mouse model,  NLRP genes

Scientists estimate that as many as 15 percent of couples with infertility and 50 percent of women with recurrent pregnancy loss do not have a

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A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s disease might someday be a reality

January 18, 2017 Alzheimer's Disease,  fruit fly model,  Genetics,  mouse model,  Nuak1,  Parkinson's Disease,  tau

Taking a pill that prevents the accumulation of toxic molecules in the brain might someday help prevent or delay Alzheimer’s disease, according to scientists at

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Mouse model shows that Notch activation can drive metastatic prostate cancer

August 23, 2016 Metastasis,  metastatic prostate cancer,  mouse model,  Notch signaling pathway,  Prostate Cancer,  Pten gene,  Research

Nearly 200 thousand men are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year. Most of the deaths associated with prostate cancer occur in advanced stages of the

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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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