Aliquots - Research Briefs
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April 16, 2020
Transporter’s role in gut barrier
A disease-associated mutation in a transporter protein impairs gut barrier function, leading to gastrointestinal disease and chronic infections. -
March 24, 2020
Spasticity underdiagnosed
Spasticity — a consequence of stroke and other disorders of the central nervous system — may be underdiagnosed and undertreated in nursing home residents. -
March 23, 2020
Cellular factor helps package flu genome
New insights on influenza genome packaging could guide strategies for interfering with the virus’s life cycle and ability to cause infection. -
March 19, 2020
Race, hormones and diabetes risk
Variation in the levels of hormones called natriuretic peptides may contribute to racial differences in susceptibility to diabetes, suggesting that this hormone system may be a target for reducing risk of the disease. -
March 19, 2020
Blocking stress-induced relapse
Danny Winder and colleagues are teasing apart the actions of neurotransmitter receptors in a brain region linked to anxiety and addiction, with a goal of finding treatments for substance use disorders. -
March 10, 2020
Loss of ‘Jedi’ alters neuron activity
This is not the Jedi you're thinking of. This Jedi is a receptor that helps clear away dead neurons during development, and its loss changes the activity of dorsal root ganglia neurons, which could have implications for treating chronic pain. -
March 9, 2020
Meat intake and colorectal polyps
Red and processed meat intakes are strongly associated with increased risk of sessile serrated polyps, which are not as well studied as conventional adenomas.