Researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered that mutant KRAS and p53, the most frequently mutated genes in pancreatic cancer, interact through the CREB1 protein to promote metastasis and tumor growth. Blocking CREB1 in preclinical…
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WHO experts give nod to China jabs, boosting global vaccine drive
Two Chinese coronavirus jabs are safe and effective, WHO experts said Wednesday after reviewing partial data, providing a potential boost to countries from Australia to Europe struggling to roll out vaccines fast enough. Fewer than 600 million jabs have been…
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Unconscious biases can drive foodborne illness outbreaks, researchers find
In the midst of a pandemic that has claimed more than 2 million lives worldwide and disrupted nearly every facet of society since it appeared more than a year ago, understanding the factors that create and facilitate disease outbreaks is…
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LOL! Sean Lowe Claps Back at Trolls After Letting Daughter Mia 'Drive'
Behind the wheel! Sean Lowe shared a sweet video of his and Catherine Giudici’s 11-month-old daughter, Mia, dancing in the front seat. Catherine Giudici, Sean Lowe’s Family Album: Birthdays, Baby Bumps and More! “Before I get hounded with comments, no,…
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Internal clocks drive beta cell regeneration
Certain body parts, such as the skin or liver, can repair themselves after damage. Cell regeneration is the phenomenon by which cells that are still functional proliferate to compensate for cellular damage. For the past 30 years, scientists have been…
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Sensory neurons outside the brain drive autistic social behaviors, study suggests
A new study from Penn Medicine lends further evidence that the social behaviors tied to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) emerge from abnormal function of sensory neurons outside the brain. It’s an important finding, published today in the journal Cell Reports,…
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