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Evolutionarily emerged G tracts between the polypyrimidine tract and 3[prime] AG are splicing silencers enriched in genes involved in cancer
Evolutionarily emerged G tracts between the polypyrimidine tract and 3[prime] AG are splicing silencers enriched in genes involved in cancer.
Sohail M, Cao W, Mahmood N, Myschyshyn M, Hong SP, Xie J.
BMC Genomics. 2014 Dec 19;15(1):1143. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25523808
Effervescent-salt-assisted dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction using mesoporous hybrid materials coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of trace-level compounds in complicated plant preparations
Effervescent-salt-assisted dispersive micro-solid-phase extraction using mesoporous hybrid materials coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography for the determination of trace-level compounds in complicated plant preparations.
Ye L, Cao W, Hu S, Da J, Dai H, Cao J, Xu J, Pang X.
Anal Bioanal Chem. 2014 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25527130
A method for estimating and removing streaking artifacts in quantitative susceptibility mapping
Li W, Wang N, Yu F, Han H, Cao W, Romero R, Tantiwongkosi B, Duong TQ, Liu C.
Neuroimage. 2014 Dec 20. pii: S1053-8119(14)01035-0. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.043. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25536496
Spatiotemporal consistency of local neural activities: A new imaging measure for functional MRI data
Spatiotemporal consistency of local neural activities: A new imaging measure for functional MRI data.
Dong L, Luo C, Cao W, Zhang R, Gong J, Gong D, Yao D.
J Magn Reson Imaging. 2014 Dec 24. doi: 10.1002/jmri.24831. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25538009
Parathyroid hormone-related protein serves as a prognostic indicator in oral squamous cell carcinoma
Parathyroid hormone-related protein serves as a prognostic indicator in oral squamous cell carcinoma.
Lv Z, Wu X, Cao W, Shen Z, Wang L, Xie F, Zhang J, Ji T, Yan M, Chen W.
J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Dec 18;33(1):2. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 25539663
Excess exposure to insulin may be the primary cause of insulin resistance
Excess exposure to insulin may be the primary cause of insulin resistance
Wenhong Cao, Hui-Yu Liu, Tao Hong, Zhenqi Liu
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2010 February; 298(2): E372. doi: 10.1152/ajpendo.00677.2009
PMCID: PMC2822476
New Faculty – Stephen Hursting, Ph.D., M.P.H.
The NRI is pleased to welcome Stephen Hursting, Ph.D., M.P.H., to its faculty. Dr. Hursting, an expert in diet and cancer prevention, trained at UNC Chapel Hill and directed research programs for 20 years at the National Cancer Institute and University of Texas. He...
Bonsai Expo, December 6 and 7
Bonsai aficionados will converge in Kannapolis at the North Carolina Research Campus this weekend, December 6 and 7 for the second annual Winter Silhouette Bonsai Expo. The ancient art of bonsai–the word means to plant in a container–is sometimes best appreciated when...
When Chimps Outperform Humans
From the desk of: Carol L. Cheatham, Ph.D. As a developmental cognitive neuroscientist, I’m always interested in learning about studies that will inform my work. Recently, I attended the International Conference on Infant Studies where I heard a scientist speak about...