Aliquots - Research Briefs Archive — Page 54 of 86
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March 9, 2016
Eye of a cytokine storm
A new animal model can be used to “dissect” the inflammatory response to infection. -
March 8, 2016
Fat hormone’s role in zebrafish
The hormone leptin regulates glucose balance, but not fat stores, in zebrafish. -
March 7, 2016
A clue to cell cleavage
Actin and microtubule cytoskeletons are coordinated during cytokinesis – the process that separates one cell into two and is linked to events underlying cancer. -
March 3, 2016
Melanoma response to immune therapy
Melanoma-specific expression of a certain protein identifies tumors that are more responsive to an immune therapy. -
February 24, 2016
Liver balancing act
Vanderbilt researchers have defined a mechanism that limits liver cell proliferation after injury in order to preserve critical metabolic functions. -
February 23, 2016
Hypertension hiatus
New findings offer a potential strategy for preventing heritable pulmonary arterial hypertension. -
February 19, 2016
Face recognition and social anxiety
An inability to recognize faces may be an important mechanism underlying social inhibition and may contribute to, or maintain, social anxiety.