Expelled DNA that Traps Toxins May Backfire in ObeseThe body’s most powerful immune cells may have a radical way of catching their prey that could backfire on people who are overweight.
Developing Cancer DrugsResearchers find therapeutic potential in ‘undruggable’ target.
Memory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Brains of MiceUCSF cell biologists find molecule targets a key biological pathway.
Aspirin May Fight Cancer by Slowing DNA DamageUCSF-led study of patients with pre-cancerous conditions probed NSAID effects on mutation rate.
Key Protein is Linked to Circadian Clocks, Helps Regulate MetabolismStudy sheds light on molecular basis for metabolic health and disease.
Yale Research Projects Exploring New Uses for Failed Drugs get NIH FundingTwo Yale School of Medicine research programs are among nine nationally to receive grants under a new federal program.
Researchers Demonstrate Use of Stem Cells to Analyze Diabetes Causes and TreatmentScientists are using patient-specific stem cells to correct deficient insulin-producing cells.
Precocious Puberty Gene FoundBroad Institute scientists have discovered a gene which causes some cases of early-onset puberty.
Developmental Protein Plays Role in Spread of CancerA protein used by embryo cells during early development, and recently found in many different types of cancer, apparently serves as a switch regulating metastasis.
Scientists Coax Brain to Regenerate Cells Lost in Huntington’s DiseaseThe study appears in the journal Cell Stem Cell.
