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Connecting mTOR and Src, two major players in cancer growth

November 27, 2018 cancer growth, metabolism, mTOR, Research, SRC

The protein complex known as mTORC1 is essential for the survival of all cells. It is at the heart of the mechanisms that regulate cellular

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A potential new purpose for an old drug

November 20, 2018 autophagy, flunarizine, Ras, Research, triple-negative breast cancer

When it comes to finding new drugs to treat breast cancer, some scientists are taking an approach that could expedite the discovery of new treatments.

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Making moves and memories, are they connected?

November 15, 2018 Brain, brain cortex, Cerebellum, cognitive function, Memory, muscle control, Research

It is known that certain areas of the brain are responsible for certain functions of the body. The cerebellum, a structure found in the back

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Solving the mystery of NPM1 in acute myeloid leukemia

November 13, 2018 leukemia, NPM1, Research

Although it has long been recognized that mutations of gene NPM1 play an important role in acute myeloid leukemia, no one has determined how the normal

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Sample size matters in multisensory integration studies

November 8, 2018 accuracy, McGurk effect, multisensory integration, reproducibility, Research, sample size

The accuracy and reproducibility of research studies are a major concern of the scientific community. At Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Michael Beauchamp and Dr.

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Tracking down microRNA candidates that can contribute to disease

November 6, 2018 ADmiRE, Cancer, developmental disease, gnomAD, heart disease, microRNA, The Cancer Genome Atlas, whole exome sequencing

What started as Ninad Oak’s side project turned out into something much larger, his doctorate thesis. “The project started as my qualifying exam that I

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Image of the Month: Snapshot of eye development in the fruit fly

November 1, 2018 congenital bilateral cataracts, DNMBP, Drosophila, fruit fly, Research

In his lab at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Hugo Bellen and his colleagues work with the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, as a model system

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Preventing sudden cardiac death with genome editing

October 30, 2018 cardiomyocytes, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, CRISPR/Cas9, inherited cardiac arrhythmia disorders, R176Q, Research, RyR2, sudden cardiac death

Each year, at least 3 million people worldwide die of sudden cardiac death. In the U.S., this number reaches up to 450,000 people. Although sudden

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Estrogen receptor can affect resistance to endocrine therapy and metastasis in breast cancer

October 25, 2018 Breast Cancer, ESR1, estrogen receptor-positive, Metastasis, Research, resistance to endocrine therapy

Resistance to therapy is common in estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer, the most common type of breast cancer, and eventual development of metastatic disease