Margaret Gadek
@margaretgadek.bsky.social
UCSF MDPhD student studying the X chromosome
UChicago trained | Minnesota raised
Often found walking around the city or listening to the radio in the park
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UChicago trained | Minnesota raised
Often found walking around the city or listening to the radio in the park
she/her
Reposted by Margaret Gadek
A new #ScienceAdvances study examines how aging-driven reactivation of genes in the silent X chromosome affects cognitive decline in female mice. #WomensHealth scim.ag/3DxPjl7
Aging activates escape of the silent X chromosome in the female mouse hippocampus
Aging activates the silent X chromosome, increasing escape expression, and potentially cognitive resilience, in the female mouse.
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March 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
A new #ScienceAdvances study examines how aging-driven reactivation of genes in the silent X chromosome affects cognitive decline in female mice. #WomensHealth scim.ag/3DxPjl7