News Release July 4, 2016 Immune-based therapy in mice shows promise against pancreatic cancerClinical trial will test safety of new strategy in patients with advanced pancreatic tumors.News Release June 30, 2016 Falls in months before surgery are common in adults of all agesHistory of falls linked to frailty, poor physical health.News Release June 27, 2016 $5.1 million aimed at preventing superbugs, infections in health-care settingsFunding is part of $26 million awarded by the CDC to five academic medical centers as part of a patient-safety effort .News Release June 22, 2016 Memory loss caused by West Nile virus explainedStudy identifies targets for prevention, treatment.News Release June 21, 2016 $4 million grant expands major study to find Alzheimer’s prevention treatmentsInvestigators will accelerate drug testing, develop new diagnostic measures .News Release June 20, 2016 Psychiatric help for families prevents continuing child abuse, neglectKids whose families received psychiatric support have better-than-expected outcomes.News Release June 17, 2016 Potential drug target identified for Zika, similar virusesNews Release June 16, 2016 Pregnant women’s high-fat, high-sugar diets may affect future generationsObesity can predispose offspring in multiple generations to metabolic problems.News Release June 15, 2016 Age, obesity, dopamine appear to influence preference for sweet foodsFinding may reveal dysfunction in the brains of individuals with obesity.News Release June 13, 2016 New insight into role of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s diseaseStudies hint at therapeutic strategies against devastating disease.News Release June 13, 2016 Probing proteins’ 3-D structures suggests existing drugs may work for many cancersDistant mutations that seemed unimportant now considered major contenders for driving tumor growth.News Release June 8, 2016 Limbrick named director of pediatric neurosurgeryDavid D. Limbrick Jr. to succeed Tae Sung Park, now vice chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery.News Release June 2, 2016 New clues found to immune system’s misfiring in autoimmune diseasesGene variants mapped to DNA regions that regulate immune cells.News Release June 2, 2016 Gut microbes’ metabolite dampens proliferation of intestinal stem cellsFinding may provide clues to limitations of potential IBD treatment .News Release May 26, 2016 Development of gut microbes and gut immunity linkedFindings could help researchers understand malnutrition and inflammatory immune disorders.News Release May 25, 2016 Itching for no reason? Immune system may be at faultResearchers identify irregularities that may cause itching.News Release May 24, 2016 As more states legalize marijuana, adolescents’ problems with pot declineFewer adolescents also report using marijuana.News Release May 20, 2016 Siegfried named Kolker professorGlaucoma specialist installed in professorship that honors esteemed ophthalmologist.News Release May 19, 2016 Genomics aids diagnosis of unusual chronic meningitis caseThe culprit: A bacterium more commonly linked to acne.News Release May 19, 2016 How did cardinals get those bright red feathers?Researchers find gene responsible for red color in birds.News Release May 18, 2016 Cancer researchers named to federal Moonshot committeesRobert Schreiber and Graham Colditz will serve as advisers to National Cancer Moonshot Initiative.News Release May 13, 2016 Dacey receives Cushing Medal from neurosurgery societyHonored for leadership, dedication and contributions to the field of neurosurgery.News Release May 12, 2016 Persistent childhood asthma sets stage for COPDLifelong attention may be needed to prevent worsening lung function.News Release May 11, 2016 Brain imaging links Alzheimer’s decline to tau proteinTau is better marker of progression to Alzheimer’s disease than amyloid beta.News Release Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 … 55 56 57 58 59 … 90 Next ›