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IMAGE: Image of cilia in a mouse brain using Scanning Electron Microscopy, imaged and processed by Calvin S. Carter. view more
Credit: Calvin S. Carter
Mice with symptoms that mimic Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) have difficulty with learning and generating new neurons in the hippocampus. However, according to a new study by Thomas Pak, Calvin Carter, and Val Sheffield of the University of Iowa, published April 22nd in the journal
PLOS Genetics, these mental defects can be successfully treated with lithium.
BBS is a rare genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability, vision loss and obesity, and sometimes kidney problems and extra fingers and toes. It is one of several ciliopathies, which are diseases that stem from defective cilia tiny, finger-like projections on the surface of cells that play important roles in moving fluids, sensing the environment and signaling between cells. Pak, Carter, Sheffield and colleagues wanted to learn more about how ciliop
Huntingdon student starts college early at Bard College
GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. It’s not every day that students start college early, but one Huntingdon resident is no ordinary student.
This year, Hannah White joined the fall 2020 class at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in Great Barrington, Mass., the nation’s first early college.
Simon’s Rock successfully created a safe, socially distanced learning environment this semester, with primarily in-person classes as well as hybrid and remote offerings.
White’s academic and personal achievements stood out, securing Hannah a spot at Simon’s Rock this fall
. The college is home to about 400 students who engage in a rigorous liberal arts and sciences curriculum and graduate from college one or two years ahead of their peers.