News ArticlesMultiplex tissue image of the month - SGO1 in testisMultiplex immunohistochemistry (mIHC/IF) reveals nuclear expression of the protein Shugoshin 1 (gene: SGO1) in pachytene/diplotene spermatocytes - the early cell states of developing sperm cells...Read more GDF11 - Magic or Myth?GDF11, or Growth Differentiation Factor 11, rose to fame as a promising anti-aging molecule in 2013 when repletion in mice was shown to result in an age-related decline and reversal of cardiac hypertrophy (Loffredo, 2013). Subsequent studies further announced abilities to regenerate skeletal muscle and revascularize the brain (Sinha, 2014; Katsimpardi, 2014). In 2022, the biopharmaceutical company Elevian raised $58 million for GDF11 research, prompting a New York Times article titled "Can a 'Magic' Protein Slow the Aging Process?"..Read more Proteome profiling of home-sampled dried blood spots reveals proteins of SARS-CoV-2 infectionsCurrent approaches to determine molecular signatures of health often rely on samples taken by venous blood draws at health care centers. In a study published in Communications medicine, researchers from KTH, Karolinska Institute, and the University of Gothenburg instead used a home sampling device to collect dried blood spots from the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic...Read more Different expression patterns in invasive and noninvasive PitNETsIn a study published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society, transcriptomics analysis and radiological evaluation was used to explore the differences between invasive and noninvasive pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) with respect to parasellar growth, bone invasiveness and vascularization...Read more |