Genetics

Exploring the role of lamin in normal aging

Since the discovery that mutations in the LMNA gene (which encodes the nuclear structure components lamin A and C) lead to Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), people have speculated that lamins may have a role in ...

Medical research

Disarming the immune system's lethal lung response

Neutrophils, the most abundant type of white blood cell, are the body's first line of defense against infection. Foreign pathogens can stress the body and activate neutrophils. When activated, neutrophils employ various weapons ...

Medical research

Inhibiting angiogenesis to treat cancer

Blood vessels are the body's essential architecture that exists in order to nurture cells with sufficient nutrients and oxygen. Angiogenesis, or the formation of new blood vessels, is of great research interest in cancer ...

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