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19 June 2023
From NPR, Diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's are caused by toxic clumps of proteins that spread through the brain like a forest fire.Now scientists say they've figured out how the fire starts in at least one of these diseases. They've also shown how it can be extinguished.
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19 June 2023
From KCBS Radio, Scientists have been looking into the events that cause diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's for years.Now, a recent study seems to have figured out how at least one of those diseases starts and perhaps how to stop it as well.For a closer look at this, Margie Shafer spoke with Randal Halfmann, Associate Investigator at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City and one of the authors of the study.
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Press Release
13 June 2023
How did ancient animals develop from egg to adult, and to what extent have the genetic mechanisms that guide embryonic development endured across millennia?
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13 June 2023
Stowers scientists deduce the initiating structure of the amyloid implicated in Huntington’s and present a potential therapeutic treatment approach.
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News
07 June 2023
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06 June 2023
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01 June 2023
A Q&A with LGBTQIA+ Stowers members
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31 May 2023
The latest research, discoveries and news from the Stowers Institute highlighted in our May newsletter
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In The News
25 May 2023
A new paper in Development introduces new approaches and provides further insights into the transcriptional mechanisms controlling Hox gene expression during vertebrate development.
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News
25 May 2023
The Stowers Institute and the American Cancer Society work to uncover the mysteries of cancer
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News
24 May 2023
“It may not matter exactly where a regulatory element is on a chromosome, but how it interacts with target genes in time and space to build a body is really important.”
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Video
23 May 2023
Heather Marshall's decades-long professional pursuit of studying mice became intertwined with her personal journey to conquer cancer.
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News
23 May 2023
Stowers scientists are unraveling the mechanisms governing cancer stem cells
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In The News
17 May 2023
20 years after scientists finished the sequencing of the first human genome, scientists around the world — including from the Stowers Institute in Kansas City — have taken another monumental step.
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In The News
16 May 2023
A behind the scenes look into using veiled chameleons as a research organism.
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News
11 May 2023
The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and future endeavors of the graduates who are continuing their scientific discoveries at cutting edge industry positions and at academic institutions including Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and The Rockefeller University.
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News
10 May 2023
Collaboration with Stowers scientists reveals mechanism underlying a common chromosomal abnormality
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In The News
09 May 2023
From The University of Missouri, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., gave a keynote presentation at the Division of Research, Innovation and Impact’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity.
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Podcast
05 May 2023
From KCUR and the Stowers Institute: Host Dr. Kate Biberdorf (aka Kate The Chemist) spoke to a researcher about what his work means for marine life. They dive into the latest innovations and efforts to fix the damage that humans are causing to our oceans.
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In The News
05 May 2023
From the Kansas City Business Journal, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently hired three principal investigators, luring them away from universities on the East Coast.
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Press Release
04 May 2023
Offers unique opportunity to study similar chromosomes linked to cancer and infertility in humans
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Press Release
03 May 2023
Scientists recruited from MIT, NYU, and Princeton
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News
24 April 2023
Foundational research at the Stowers Institute is leading to a greater understanding of many factors governing infertility with the goal of improving health, healthy outcomes, and providing hope for people facing this challenge.
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Podcast
19 April 2023
From KCUR and the Stowers Institute: We tend to think of getting older as inevitable, but what if it’s actually something we can control?
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