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Lisa Learman
Lisa Nicole Learman is a Ph.D. candidate studying molecular neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She is passionate about dystopian fiction, increasing public understanding of science and the music of Charles Mingus.
Articles by Lisa Learman
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Protein aggregation 鈥� defective or protective?
Aug. 31, 2021
In a recent study from the Journal of Lipid Research, scientists demonstrate that a protein linked to Alzheimer鈥檚 disease risk may protect and heal our skin.
Reimagining
Alternatives to animals
July 14, 2021
Could organoids and computational techniques someday replace mouse models? These researchers are working on it.
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From the journals: JLR
Feb. 9, 2021
How does gastric bypass affect microRNA production? How does adiponectin fight fatty plaques? How is ceramide concentration sensed in cilia? Recent papers in the Journal of Lipid Research address these questions.
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Georgia Tech team publishes how-to for COVID-19 test kits
Dec. 10, 2020
A team of more than 30 researchers developed and published instructions for a homemade COVID-19 test, arming laboratories worldwide to fight against the virus.
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Targeting two-faced nuclear receptors to fight cancer
Nov. 24, 2020
For small-molecule cancer drugs, context is everything. Drugs that ameliorate cancer in some tissues may increase the cancer risk in others. Researcher Stephen Safe has turned this challenge into an opportunity.