NIH Record - National Institutes of Health
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March 28, 2025

  • Spero Shares Personal Struggles with Rare Disease

    By Dana Talesnik

    Many people living with rare and other chronic diseases feel unwell on a regular basis but appear fine on the outside. Millions of people in the U.S. live with these "invisible illnesses." NIH patient Harper Spero reflects on personal struggles living with Job's syndrome and ways she copes with them.

  • Gallo Offers Tips on Embracing Healthy Conflict

    By Dana Talesnik

    Conflict is uncomfortable. Workplace coach Amy Gallo recently shared tips to help us figure out healthy ways to handle conflicts that can enhance collaboration and productivity.

  • NIH Centralizes Peer Review

    NIH recently announced plans to centralize peer review of all applications for grants, cooperative agreements and research and development contracts within the agency’s Center for Scientific Review.

  • NINDS Marks 75 Years of Neuroscience Research

    By Shannon E. Garnett

    This year, NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) marks its 75th anniversary. Since 1950, the institute has played a significant role in unraveling the complexities of the brain and nervous system and helping to advance the understanding of a wide range of neurological disorders.
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On the Cover

The human CBFA2T3- GLIS2 fusion protein is a key driver of pediatric acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL), and confers a poor prognosis. Researchers found a way to express CBFA2T3-GLIS2 (red) in larval Drosophila (fruit fly) wing disc cells, confirming a major role for the BMP signaling pathway. This pathway may provide a target for new therapies. Nuclei (green) and actin filaments (purple) are also shown.

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Editor: Dana Talesnik
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Assistant Editor: Eric Bock
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Assistant Editor: Amber Snyder
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