Blog 5 Takeaways from SBP Insights: Heart Disease February 15, 2019 It’s easy to forget about the fist-sized organ in our chest. But the heart is arguably the most important muscle in the body.... Read more
Paper of the Week Muscle Stem Cells Give Rise to Rhabdomyosarcomas in a Severe Mouse Model of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy January 21, 2019 Dystrophic disease progression accelerates rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) formation MuSCs carry a gene signature characteristic of... Read more
Press Release Muscle stem cells can drive cancer that arises in Duchenne muscular dystrophy January 15, 2019 People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can develop an otherwise-rare muscle cancer, called rhabdomyosarcoma, due to... Read more
Press Release Epigenetic change causes fruit fly babies to inherit diet-induced heart disease January 14, 2019 We all know we should eat fruits and vegetables to keep our own heart healthy. But now, scientists are learning that... Read more
Paper of the Week Intergenerational inheritance of high fat diet-induced cardiac lipotoxicity in Drosophila January 13, 2019 High-fat diet (HFD) causes lipotoxic cardiomyopathy (LCM) that persists for two progeny generations in Drosophila.... Read more
Press Release Powerful microscope captures first image of “haystack” nanoscaffold that promotes cell movement January 11, 2019 There are many times when our cells need to move. Mobile cells guide our body’s formation (embryonic development). Immune... Read more
