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By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. A five-year, $5.1 million National Institutes of Health grant will help researchers from Baylor College of Medicine, Rice University and the

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Many paths to degeneration for neurons

March 16, 2015 Genetics, genome

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Adult neurons are touchy. Too much protein can throw them off course, resulting in neurodegeneration. After showing how mutant ATAXIN1 (the

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Coactivator forges pathway for survival of metastatic prostate cancer

March 16, 2015

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. A steroid receptor coactivator (SRC-2) drives the metabolic mechanism that allows prostate cancer not only to grow but also to spread

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Appropriate use of aspirin for heart health evaluated

March 16, 2015 heart disease, public health

Many people have taken to heart the advice to take an aspirin a day to help prevent heart attacks – maybe too much so. When

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Pinpointing novel ways to inhibit cancer growth

March 16, 2015 Cancer

(Best viewed in Chrome,Firefox and Safari) By Glenna P. Vickers Selectively inhibiting the forms of a protein called Akt that promote cancer growth – without

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From chick to bedside: Removing the Wnt barrier

March 16, 2015

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. Kick starting a process that might repair the damage done in cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis could begin with disabling a

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Image of the Month — Graphene ribbon as an ideal scaffold.

March 16, 2015 Cancer, imaging

The large surface area of graphene, a thin, tightly packed layer of carbon atoms, makes it an ideal scaffold to which you can attach a

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Reducing the risk of esophageal cancer

February 17, 2015

By Julia Parsons Esophageal cancer is currently increasing at the highest rate of any other cancer in white men, but lifestyle changes and careful monitoring

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A matter of health — The promise of vaccination

February 17, 2015 Infectious diseases, public health

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. My mother was a nurse, and in the small Texas town where I grew up, that made her a medical expert.

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Evolution of marine mammals to water converges in some genes

February 17, 2015 Biomarkers, genome

By Ruth SoRelle, M.P.H. When marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, manatees and walruses moved from land to water, a series of physical abilities ––