Dr. Ron DePinho
@RonDePinho
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Devoted to #endcancer suffering. Scientist, Physician, Educator, Entrepreneur, Advocate. Professor & Past President @MDAndersonNews. Views expressed are my own
Houston, TX
Joined April 2018
Meet BOSS, the largest discovered structure in the universe so far, a wall of galaxies at over a billion light-years across.
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The protein craze: scientists talk supplements — and who should take them
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Repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking. For every 1.3 degrees C one loses 0.02 to 0.03 years of life on average.
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Nature - Long-term study suggests that the more heatwaves people are exposed to, the more it accelerates body ageing.
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How humans became upright: key changes to our pelvis found.
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Nature - Genetic and anatomical data reveal how the human pelvis acquired its unique shape, enabling our ancestors to walk on two legs.
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#AlzheimersDisease Genetic Risk May Be Effectively Countered By Adhering to a Mediterranean diet. The diet modulated dementia-related metabolites in APOE4 carriers.
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Adhering to a Mediterranean diet modulated dementia-related metabolites in APOE4 carriers
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This is a Sputnik moment for biotech! “We need to consider extraordinary measures to save our industry, and prevent biotech going the way of the semiconductor industry”
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MassBio report shows venture capital investment declining to 2017 levels as industry leaders compare the situation to America's loss of semiconductor manufacturing.
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Risk of colon cancer slashed by eating specific types of vegetables. Broccoli and other cruciferous veggies could slash colon cancer risk by 17%
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Powell Sends Strongest Signal Yet That Interest Rate Cuts Are Coming https://t.co/p0YcOs0vsn via @NYTimes
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Jerome H. Powell said the “balance of risks” across the economy had started to shift, raising the odds the central bank lowers borrowing costs at its next meeting in September.
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push https://t.co/XXnjB6TLkh via @statnews
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The Trump administration can slash $783 million of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.
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Impressive!
Robots are out here training for the Olympics. At the world’s first Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Unitree’s G1 sprinted through the 100-meter obstacle course. It leapt ramps, balanced on planks, tackled uneven platforms, and won first place in 33.71 seconds.
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The final results from @ElicioTx AMPLIFY trial are in @NatureMedicine reinforcing what has been seen with other platforms - a robust T cell response to tumor antigens post-vaccine is associated with delayed #PancreaticCancer recurrence after surgery. https://t.co/jyfwaW7z1H
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Alcohol consumption among adults in the U.S. is at the lowest level on record, a survey by Gallup. Most Americans, for the first time, view even moderate drinking as harmful.
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A company that has Donald Trump Jr. on its board debuted a new service to help pharmaceutical companies launch direct sales platforms, one week after President Donald Trump demanded that drugmakers create similar systems
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A company that has Donald Trump Jr. on its board touted in a press release a new “initiative” to help pharmaceutical companies launch direct sales platforms, one week after President Donald Trump...
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The brain fires up immune cells when sick people are nearby. How cool is that!
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Nature - When people viewed virtual avatars with coughs or rashes, their brains triggered an immune response.
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mRNA vaccines for HIV trigger strong immune response. Results from early-stage trial show that 80% of participants who received one of two HIV vaccine candidates produced antibodies against viral proteins. in people.
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‘Congress has your back’: US senators tell scientists they want to protect @NIH budget. I am confident that the House will agree.
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Nature - Senate budget bill includes small increase for the health-research agency — but faces a long road before being signed into law.
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Eating ultra-processed foods makes it harder to lose weight. Participants lost more than twice as much weight — 1.84 kilograms on average, compared with 0.88 kilograms — while following the minimally processed food diet.
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Nature - Trial compared effects of diets with differing levels of food processing.
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#Alzheimers: lithium supplement reverses memory loss in mice. Since LiCl activates WNT signaling, this finding aligns with our Shim et al Nature Aging MS showing that TERT/b-catenin activation impedes AD pathological progression and preserves cognition.
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Nature - Studies in rodents and humans suggest that low levels of the metal contribute to cognitive decline.
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