Image of the Month: Art meets science to visualize the fruit fly’s brain
Studying the brain of the fruit fly helps understand the human brain, both in health and disease. Working in the lab of
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Understanding the cell waste disposal problems in Lou Gehrig’s disease
Building up cellular waste is bad news for cells, and particularly for neurons. Such excessive build up can lead to neurological conditions, as is the
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USP15 could be a target in ovarian cancer scientists have been looking for
Ovarian cancer is currently treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy for ovarian cancer is based on drugs that act on any cell that is rapidly
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Of mice, men and proteasomes; OTUD6B variant causes intellectual and physical disability
One of Dr. Magdalena Walkiewicz’s patients had not received a genetic diagnosis for his condition that included a number of intellectual and physical disabilities. After
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