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Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar

Sneha Khedkar is an Assistant Editor at The Scientist. She has a Master’s degree in biochemistry, after which she studied the molecular mechanisms of skin stem cell migration during wound healing as a research fellow at the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine in Bangalore, India. She has previously written for Scientific American, New Scientist, and Knowable Magazine, among others.

Articles by Sneha Khedkar
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A Protein That Converts Fat-Storing Cells into Calorie-Burning Cells 
Sneha Khedkar | Jan 6, 2025 | 3 min read
Suppressing a transcription factor induced energy burning in fat cells, offering therapeutic targets to treat obesity and metabolic diseases.
A person sitting in a gym with a protein shake bottle and kettlebell placed beside them.
Exerkines: Molecular Messengers That Mediate Exercise Effects 
Sneha Khedkar | Jan 3, 2025 | 6 min read
How does exercise benefit health? Molecules called exerkines partly regulate its effects and provide therapeutic targets to mimic the benefits of exercise. 
Reindeer standing in snow-covered landscape.
Reindeers Pave the Way for Regenerative Medicine
Sneha Khedkar | Dec 18, 2024 | 6 min read
Investigating how reindeers shed and regenerate their antlers offers clues into mammalian organ regeneration.
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How Dietary Fructose Fuels Tumor Growth
Sneha Khedkar | Dec 13, 2024 | 4 min read
The liver breaks down dietary fructose into lipids that are used by cancer cells to boost their growth in mice.
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Researchers Discover How Starfish Cut Ties with Their Limbs
Sneha Khedkar | Dec 4, 2024 | 4 min read
A neuropeptide helps starfish shed their arms to escape predators, providing clues about the mechanisms regulating self-amputation.
Three-dimensional rendering of violet-colored astrocytes touching a red blood vessel.
Modeling the Blood-Brain Barrier in a Dish
Sneha Khedkar | Dec 3, 2024 | 4 min read
Human brain and blood vessel organoids merged to form blood-brain barrier assembloids could provide clues into neurological diseases.
A young child holding her bruised knee.
A Beneficial Bacterium Helps Wounds Heal
Sneha Khedkar | Dec 2, 2024 | 5 min read
A bacterium found in the wound microbiome can accelerate healing, highlighting the potential for microbiota-based wound therapies.
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Diving Into the Brittle Star Genome to Understand the Evolution of Regeneration
Sneha Khedkar | Nov 22, 2024 | 4 min read
The sequenced genome of the brittle star revealed unique gene arrangements and provides insights into ancient genes involved in limb regeneration.
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How the Fly Brain Knows When to Release Insulin
Sneha Khedkar | Nov 21, 2024 | 4 min read
An enzyme synthesized in the fly gut travels to the brain, where it induces insulin-like peptide secretion.
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An Antibiotic That Distinguishes Friend from Foe
Sneha Khedkar | Nov 19, 2024 | 4 min read
A novel compound targets an essential transport system found only in disease-causing bacteria, leaving commensal bacteria unharmed. 
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