Publications by authors named "Alec J Vaughan"

Pre-clinical and clinical studies have demonstrated how dietary antioxidants or mutations activating antioxidant metabolism promote cancer, highlighting a central role oxidative stress in tumorigenesis. However, it is unclear if oxidative stress ultimately increases to a point of cell death. Emerging evidence indicates that cancer cells are susceptible to ferroptosis, a form of cell death triggered by uncontrolled lipid peroxidation.

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Seizures are generally associated with epilepsy but may also be a symptom of many other neurological conditions. A hallmark of a seizure is the intensity of the local neuronal activation, which can drive large-scale gene transcription changes. Such changes in the transcriptional profile likely alter neuronal function, thereby contributing to the pathological process.

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