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A single species of gut bacteria can reverse autism-related social behavior in mice

July 25, 2016 autism spectrum disorders, behavior, developmental disorders, diet, high-fat diet, microbiome, Pregnancy, Prenatal

The absence of one specific species of gut bacteria causes social deficits in mice. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine report June 16 in Cell

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Twinning linked to genes tied to reproductive fitness traits

July 20, 2016 dizygotic twins, fraternal twins, FSHB, Genetics, reproductive fitness, SMAD3, Twinning

Bearing fraternal twins, or dizygotic (DZ) twinning, runs in families, is potentially influenced by more than one gene and is linked to a maternal factor.

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The mTOR pathway: a new avenue for breast cancer cells to promote tumor growth

July 6, 2016 anti-tumor response, Cancer, cancer immunology, G-CSF, Immunology, mTOR, myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs)

Cancer cells respond in various ways to the body’s attempts to eliminate them. One strategy is to recruit immune cells in the body, such as

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Image of the Month: C60 fullerene ‘bucky balls’ help deliver pharmacologic agents to cancer cells

July 1, 2016 bucky ball, Cancer, cancer treatment, drugs, Nanotechnology, nanothecnology

Drs. Steven Curley and Stuart Corr in the Electromagnetic Field and Nanomaterials Research Laboratory at Baylor are linking nanoparticles, such as the C60 fullerene bucky

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DNA origami: designing structures with potential new uses in nanotechnology

June 30, 2016 algorithm, cryo-electron microscopy, DNA origami, imaging, Nanotechnology

Scientists are using DNA to build nano-scaled devices – DNA origami – that could be used to improve our understanding of basic biological mechanisms as well as

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Study found genes linked to happiness, depression and neuroticism

June 23, 2016 behavior, Depression, genes for happiness, Genetics, human behavior, neuroticism

Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In one of the largest studies on the genes involved in human behavior, a group of more than 190 researchers has

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New class of small molecule, SI-2, can drug the ‘undruggable’ steroid receptor coactivator-3

June 16, 2016 Cancer, drugs, SI-2, SRC-3, steroid receptor, steroid receptor coactivator

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Steroid receptor coactivator-3, which is well-known for its role in cancer formation and proliferation, is usually considered ‘undruggable’ because this nuclear

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New insights from an autoimmunity-mediated atherosclerosis mouse model could pave the way to new therapies for cardiovascular diseases

June 8, 2016 atherosclerosis, autoimmune disease, autoimmunity, Cardiovascular Disease, heart disease

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Patients with autoimmune disease have a higher risk of developing atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. Although studies have shown that human atherosclerotic

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Discovery of the new hormone asprosin could have potential implications in treatment of diabetes

June 1, 2016 asprosin, Diabetes, endocrinology, neonatal progeroid syndrome, whole exome sequencing

By Dipali Pathak When Dr. Atul Chopra began studying a rare genetic condition called neonatal progeroid syndrome (NPS) he did not suspect that his discoveries

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Mutations in RERE gene result in features that coincide with those associated with 1p36 deletion syndrome

May 25, 2016 1p36, Genetics, genome

By Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. Missing the tip of chromosome 1, a region called 1p36, is a relatively common cause of intellectual disability affecting one in