What altered gene regulatory regions can do for cancer
The genome includes genes – sequences of DNA that encode the proteins that keep our body working – and regulatory
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From The Labs
Gene therapy offers potential treatment for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a multifactorial degenerative joint disorder that poses a major challenge for treatment. This condition currently affects 28 million
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Team work and balance can keep a gut healthy
A significant body of work currently is indicating that the microbiota helps shape the immune system and allows it to
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Gut metabolite profile may provide insight into how NEC happens
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a serious disease mediated by an inflammatory process that leads to intestinal damage and sometimes death.
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How to ‘jumpstart’ rhythmic breathing at birth
The common expression, ‘As easy as breathing,’ is truly misleading. Breathing, as it is performed by higher vertebrates, is a
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Image of the Month: Neurons in the retina
Brain function is all about connections. In the retina, neurons comprise distinct populations that form precise connections in synaptic
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There are new key players in Parkinson’s disease
The roadmap that may lead to Parkinson’s disease has a number of ‘landmarks,’ gene variants and cellular defects known to
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Thinking outside the box to fight back neurodegeneration
Neurodegeneration in a disease called mucopolysaccharidoses IIIB (MPS IIIB) results from the abnormal accumulation of essential molecules called mucopolysaccharides. In
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Pay attention to the ‘noise’ in your brain
Take a look at your favorite mug; it probably looks the same as it always has, but your neurons may
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Revealing unique features of the ‘antennae’ on light-sensing neurons
Practically all cells in the body have a single cilium, and antennae-like structure called the primary cilium, that seems to
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