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Variations in gene ATAD3A can result in distinct neurological syndromes

October 21, 2016 ATAD3A, fruit fly, Human genetics, mitochondria, miyophagy, neurodevelopmental disorders

Research has revealed that a group of rare neurological syndromes for which there was no cause can be the result of variations in the gene

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Rap1, a potential new target to treat obesity

October 19, 2016 diet, high-fat diet, leptin, Obesity, Rap1

Understanding how the body keeps a healthy weight is like solving a puzzle with pieces still missing. Some of the unknown pieces are genes located

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SON mutations linked to human neurodevelopmental disorder

October 17, 2016 Human genetics, SON gene; neurodevelopmental disorder; genetic testing

[See video below] A neurodevelopmental disorder for which there was no known cause has been linked to SON, a gene that is involved in essential

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A new mechanism to explain benign prostatic hyperplasia

October 14, 2016 androgen-targeting therapy, bening prostatic hyperplasia, Il-1, inflammation, prostate

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, affects about half the men between 51 and 60 years of age, and nine out

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New oncogene MNX1 contributes to higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men

October 12, 2016 African American men, AKT, lipid metabolism, oncogene MNX1, Prostate Cancer, testosterone

Genetic factors can explain, at last in part, the higher incidence of prostate cancer among African American men compared with men of other ethnic groups.

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'Leaky calcium' gene linked to sudden cardiac death in epilepsy

October 10, 2016 epilepsy, leaky calcium gene, Neuroscience, RyR2, spreading depolarization, sudden cardiac death

[See video below] Epilepsy is an extremely common disorder affecting people of all ages, from infants through teenagers to older adults. One of the most

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Rhodopsin most likely works as a dimer in living cells

October 4, 2016 diseases of the retina, ophthalmology, Retinitis pigmentosa, rhodopsin

Although rhodopsin — the molecule that allows the eye to detect dim light — has a long and well-recognized history of more than 100 years,

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Image of the Month: Neurons in the lab

September 30, 2016 mouse neuons, Neuroscience

Mouse neurons in the lab weave a network of connections through which the cells transmit electrical impulses. These cells represent a valuable model in which to

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A new era of norovirus research begins after successfully growing the virus in the lab

September 23, 2016 acute gastroenteritis, cruise ship virus, food-borne illness, human enteroids, Norovirus, Virology

Human noroviruses – the leading viral cause of acute diarrhea around the world – have been difficult to study because scientists had not found a

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Targeting two cell surface molecules can mitigate escape of solid glioblastoma tumors

September 20, 2016 Cancer, glioblastoma, Immunotherapy, solid tumor, TanCar T cells

One strategy to fight cancer cells involves ‘training’ the individual’s own immune system to fight the tumor, what is called immunotherapy. One form of immunotherapy