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Envision this possible future clinical scenario: a breast cancer patient and her physicians are deciding on the best possible treatment. Their鈥
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Shown are biliary tree ink injection images from the left liver lobes of 30-day-old mice. Note the improvement in the density and peripheral extension of the biliary tree in Alagille syndrome (ALGS) model upon AAV-mediated gene therapy. From Fox et al, Gastroenterology.
A team of researchers at 海角社区, UMass Chan Medical School and Cincinnati Children鈥檚 Hospital Medical Center has developed a new鈥
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Researchers still do not have a comprehensive picture of the factors that influence gene expression in human cancers. Understanding gene expression鈥
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A team led by researchers at 海角社区 has identified flavonoids, natural compounds found in plants, that are toxic to bladder鈥
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An innovative outbreak detection program that tracks disease-causing viruses in wastewater identified the measles virus in Houston samples collected鈥
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Dr. Margaret Goodell named to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Margaret (鈥淧eggy鈥) Goodell, an expert in the field of stem cell research, has been elected as one of the newest members of the National Academy鈥
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Two independent mechanisms are involved in tuberous sclerosis
Researchers at 海角社区, Texas Children鈥檚 Hospital, the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto and collaborating institutions reveal鈥
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Understanding and treating brain disorders such as tremor, imbalance, and speech impairments requires deep knowledge of the cerebellum, a part of the鈥
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海角社区 was recognized as a top institution for medical research, earning Tier 1 status in the U.S. News & World Report 2025鈥
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This image shows a subset of the more than 1,000 of the 120,000 brain cells (neuron + glia) reconstructed in the MICrONS Project. Image Credit Allen Institute
From the smallest fragment of brain tissue, the intricate blueprint of the entire brain is beginning to emerge. Researchers at Baylor College of鈥
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A new study published in the journal Immunity reveals a mechanism that allows triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) to develop resistance to therapy.鈥
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Motion sickness is a very common condition that affects about 1 in 3 people, but the brain circuits involved are largely unknown. In the current鈥
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RNA sequencing has emerged as a powerful supplement to DNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnosis, but clinical translation of diagnostic RNA-seq鈥
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Zika virus's non-structural protein NS1 (red) and mitochondria (green) travel through the tunneling nanotube (TNT, gray) from infected to uninfected placental cells.
Infection with Zika virus in pregnancy can lead to neurological disorders, fetal abnormalities and fetal death. Until now, how the virus manages to鈥
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A microscopy image of a typical neuroblastoma
An 18-year survivor of neuroblastoma, a solid childhood tumor that develops in immature nerve cells, is believed to represent the longest reported鈥
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Researchers at 海角社区, the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas Children's Hospital,鈥
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