Kennesaw State AMSA

The Official Twitter Account of American Medical Student Association @ Kennesaw State University!! Follow us on Instagram @amsaatksu| Snapchat: amsaatksu 💉💉

[STAT @statnews]

Creating Pig3.0, the world’s most CRISPR’d animal, raises hopes of transplantable organs.
Read the story here: https://t.co/3h9PZpG84p

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

We hope everyone has a wonderful and safe winter break! We will see everyone in the new year!

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

Happy #wintersolstice! Today (Dec. 21) marks the shortest day of 2019 for the Northern Hemisphere & the start of winter.

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

A new paper by authors at @sloan_kettering shows clonal hematopoiesis is a major source of somatic mutations detected in liquid biopsies of #Cancer patients https://t.co/FERaEzXtBa #PrecisionMedicine #genomics #CancerScreenWeek

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

We hope everyone has a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving!

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

Researchers @StanfordMed show levels of epigenetic regulators modulating chromatin accessibility dictate sensitivity to anthracycline-based therapy in early #breastcancer and could help identifying patients deriving clinical benefit https://t.co/S14U5PRHMG #epigenetics #Cancer

[STAT @statnews]

BREAKING: In a breakthrough, health officials identify possible culprit behind vaping illnesses: vitamin E acetate https://t.co/fsFiPXPKW4

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

Check out this opportunity, undergrads!

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

Happy Mole Day! Celebrated annually on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m., Mole Day commemorates Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.

[KSU College of Science and Mathematics @KSUCSM]

There's a new MBIG seminar tomorrow!

Full schedule: https://t.co/nmfdEkG84i

[Nature Medicine @NatureMedicine]

@ChiaraGiannare1 @RoyKishony In our August issue, “A fully human transgene switch to regulate therapeutic protein production by cooling sensation” by Martin Fussenegger and colleagues (https://t.co/8tyK32Ew5Y) described a synthetic biology approach for the induction of therapeutic proteins, such as insulin.

[MCAT @AAMC_MCAT]

Pre-registration for the #MCAT exam is now open! Get a head start on your registration by completing the necessary background and biographical information, and agreeing to the terms in advance of selecting a test date and location on 10/16. https://t.co/eEzoQcr5r7

[STAT @statnews]

Is the market ready for a new Lyme disease vaccine? https://t.co/aB9qtlBjLf

[Harvard Medical School @harvardmed]

Primary care has been associated with better quality care, patient experience and outcomes, including lower mortality. Can increased primary care spending also reduce total health care spending? https://t.co/wMsJFKvWnU

[Harvard Medical School @harvardmed]

A retinal binding protein has been shown to protect both the neuroretina and the vascular retina from diabetes-induced retinal disease https://t.co/FTlp2wtZIa

[Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy @parkerici]

🔬 @YaleMed scientists discovered new target genes that, when edited using #CRISPR, activate the immune system against cancer in mice. When knocking out gene DHX37, they saw “significant reduction” in triple negative #breastcancer. https://t.co/QKDTnwAXHK

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

A new clinical review on C difficile infection reports considerable underdiagnosis and misdiagnosis. The review uses the most recent data to help clinicians understand and stratify their choices in the diagnosis and treatment of C difficile infections https://t.co/mHXhUh8Zbg

[Harvard Chan Dean @HarvardChanDean]

We should be worried about rising antibiotic resistance, but we shouldn’t feel helpless. In this @PostOpinions piece I lay out three practical recommendations for combating this crisis. https://t.co/Bn7JKc0ux7

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

An imaging technique that uses chemical reactions instead of light can reveal the spatial organization and sequences of DNA molecules inside cells. #ResearchHighlight https://t.co/MOkfS3tV3T

[STAT @statnews]

The last pandemic was a "quiet killer." Ten years after swine flu, no one can predict the next one. https://t.co/MX1vGumc75