Repairing altered novel brain circuit could tackle coinciding obesity and depression
Study reveals key regulatory mechanism for coinciding obesity and mental disorders and suggests the possibility of pharmacological treatment.
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From The Labs
Gene Rev-erb in the brain sets the rhythm of the liver’s response to insulin
The findings support that an altered daily rhythm of expression of the Rev-erb gene in the brain may underlie dawn phenomenon in diabetes.
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Image of the Month: Bovine endothelial cells dividing
The image is an example of the cutting-edge imaging and image analysis tools offered by Baylor’s Optical Imaging & Vital Microscopy Core.
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NANOS2 and failed sperm development linked to testicular cancer
NANOS2-deficient germ cells failed to mature into sperm, remained pluripotent and were more likely to transform into embryonic cancer cells.
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The bone microenvironment ‘empowers’ cancer cells to become metastatic
The bone microenvironment prompts changes in breast cancer cells that help them escape treatment and become more invasive.
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The Cardiovascular Research Institute 8th Annual Symposium
Review the symposium highlights, visit the virtual poster session and meet the winners of the first Dr. Mark L. Entman Award for Excellence in Cardiovascular Education.
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Novel marker identifies cells that generate new neurons throughout life
Membrane-bound BASP-1 protein is a possible biomarker of neural stem cells that would allow the study of adult human neurogenesis.
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In a cell-eat-cell world calcium ions regulate exposure of ‘eat-me’ signal in necrotic cells
New insights into the process of necrosis suggest that modulating the ‘eat-me’ signal may help reduce the toxic effects of cell death.
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Image of the Month: Brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s Disease
This confocal microscopy image shows a section of the brain of a mouse model of Huntington’s disease, with the astrocytes in green and cell nuclei in blue.
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Fasting lowers blood pressure by reshaping the gut microbiota
For the first time researchers show that intermittent fasting can reduce hypertension by reshaping the gut microbiota in an animal model.
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