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Being in the right place at the right time reveals key placental response to COVID-19

April 29, 2025 COVID-19,  human placenta,  preeclampsia,  Pregnancy,  Research,  stress response,  syncytiotrophoblast

Comparing placental responses in COVID-19 and preeclampsia revealed similarities that may help explain the overlapping presentation of these clinical syndromes.

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Estrogen and the brain team up to help mothers adapt to the metabolic demands of nursing

April 24, 2025 estrogen,  estrogen receptor alpha neurons,  hypothalamus,  lactation,  metabolism regulation,  nursing,  prolactin,  Research

The findings could help understand hyperprolactinemia – high levels of prolactin in the blood – obesity, menopause and other conditions where prolactin or estrogen levels shift.

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Fatty acids promote immune suppression and therapy resistance in triple negative breast cancer

April 22, 2025 immune suppression,  lipids,  neutrophils,  Omega-6 fatty acids,  Research,  triple-negative breast cancer,  tumor microenvironment

The researchers show that disrupting lipid formulation reverses treatment resistance and the immunosuppressive microenvironment.

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From The Labs

Motion sickness brain circuit may provide new options for treating obesity

April 17, 2025 body temperature regulation,  glutamatergic neurons,  metabolic balance,  motion sickness,  Obesity,  Research

A better understanding of how the brain regulates body temperature during motion sickness may provide unconventional targets for the treatment of obesity.

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From The Labs

Preventing onset and development of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

April 15, 2025 EDEM2,  heart failure with preserved ejection fraction,  HFpEF,  lipid toxicity,  metabolic stress,  Research,  XBP1

The findings point at a promising new therapeutic target for mitigating heart lipid toxicity and heart failure.

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Paving the way to better diagnosis and treatment for Langerhans cell histiocytosis

April 10, 2025 BRAFV600E mutation,  Langerhans cell histiocytosis,  Myeloid Neoplasia,  Research,  risk stratification

The findings create possibilities for risk-stratification regimens that can be better tailored to individual patients.

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From The Labs

Baylor College of Medicine wins 2025 STAT Madness!

April 8, 2025 astrocytes,  champion,  Memory,  neurons,  Research,  STAT Madness

This is the second year in a row that Baylor has won the popular vote in STAT’s bracket-style research competition.

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From The Labs

New CDKL genes linked to neurodevelopmental disorders

April 3, 2025 CDKL genes,  dominant negative effect,  fruit fly,  Neurological disorders,  Research,  seizures

Working with fruit flies, the team uncovered a mechanism by which the defective variants may cause the neurological symptoms in affected individuals.

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New study helps researchers engineer better gene therapies

April 1, 2025 AAV,  gene therapy,  improved treatments,  Research,  viral vectors

This study will make basic research on AAV vectors for gene delivery and preclinical gene therapy studies in mice more efficient and reproducible.

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From The Labs

Gasdermin D emerges as a potential therapeutic target for atrial fibrillation

March 27, 2025 atria,  atrial fibrillation,  Dementia,  gasdermin D,  heart cells,  heart failure,  mitochondria,  reactive oxygen species,  Research,  Stroke

This study reveals that gasdermin D plays a novel role in the development of atrial fibrillation through multifaceted mechanisms.

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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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