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Astronaut in space looking away from Earth.

TRISH is seeking scientific proposals for secondary analysis of de-identified commercial astronaut health and performance data in the EXPAND Database and Biorepository.

From The Labs

Study reveals how a rare pediatric liver cancer emerges

March 12, 2026 hepatoblastoma, hepatoblastoma with carcinoma features, hepatocellular carcinoma, pediatric liver cancer, Research, WNT

The findings provide a new developmental model of pediatric liver cancer

From The Labs

Redefining tubulin’s role in neurodegeneration: from passive casualty to active protector against disease

March 10, 2026 alpha-synuclein, Alzheimer's Disease, microtubules, Parkinson's Disease, Research, tau, tubulin

The findings suggest that modulating the tubulin pool could offer a selective therapeutic strategy.

From The Labs

A potential new approach for treating Rett syndrome

March 5, 2026 MECP2, MeCP2 duplication syndrome, morpholinos, potential treatment, Research, Rett Syndrome

This work lays the foundation and provides preclinical evidence for a therapeutic approach for Rett syndrome that increases MeCP2 and confers functional improvement.

From The Labs

There is more than one way for triple-negative breast cancer to become resistant to therapy

March 3, 2026 cancer resistance to therapy, macrophages, neutrophils, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, tumor cell composition

The findings point out a potential new approach to treatment in which physicians could take actions to prevent resistance, increasing the chances of patient survival.

Policywise

We really all are in this together: Using community-based participatory research methods in youth mental health

February 27, 2026 community-based participatory research, Mental Health, participatory research, psychology research, Research, youth mental health

When people think about research, they often picture scientists in white coats, pipette in hand, working in labs and often far removed from the communities

From The Labs

Image of the Month: Breast cancer cell clusters

February 26, 2026 Breast Cancer, cell clusters, desmosome, hyaluronan, Metastasis, Research

The Image this month shows a mechanism that mediates the formation of breast cancer cell clusters and promotes cancer metastasis.

From The Labs

Connecting the dots between cause-effect events in Alzheimer’s disease

February 24, 2026 Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's genes, fruit fly, immune function genes, Research, synaptic genes

This cross-species approach reveals that some paths seem to aggravate the disease while others may protect against it.

From The Labs

A ‘sticky situation’ boosts triple negative breast cancer’s ability to metastasize

February 17, 2026 CD44, circulating tumor cells, extracellular matrix, hyaluronan, Research, triple-negative breast cancer, tumor cell cluster

These finding highlight new possibilities for developing clinical interventions to treat metastatic TNBC patients for whom there are no specific therapies.

From The Labs

Partners in crime – genes ATP13A2 and GBA1 interact to drive neurodegeneration

February 12, 2026 anne, fruit fly, GBA1, lysosomes, Neurodegeneration, Parkinson's Disease, Research, risk factors

The findings reveal promising biological pathways that could be explored in future therapies.