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January 14, 2020 New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

NOTE: This release was originally published by Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Uterine fibroid tumors are the leading cause of hysterectomies in the…

January 12, 2020 Phase II clinical trial of respiratory drug for treatment of Parkinson's disease reveals promising results

NOTE: This release was originally published by The Cure Parkinson’s Trust. Results published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)…

December 1, 2019 Taste-related protein provides target for drugs to treat neurological disorders

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Dec. 2, 2019) — Understanding how the brain processes sweet, bitter and umami tastes may one day help researchers design more effective…

November 19, 2019 Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 20, 2019) — A runaway, inflammatory immune response may be responsible for triggering severe depression during and after pregnancy, according to…

November 5, 2019 New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 6, 2019) — Scientists have devised a technique to sort out which heart cells can replicate and which cannot, a critical…

October 28, 2019 Van Andel Institute Graduate School’s Dr. Steven Triezenberg to lead the Cancer Biology Training Consortium

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 29, 2019) — Van Andel Institute Graduate School Dean Steven J. Triezenberg, Ph.D., has been elected as president of the…

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October 20, 2019 Researchers begin trial of drug to slow progression of neurodegenerative condition multiple system atrophy

NOTE: This release was originally published by University College London, here. Researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology (IoN) and the UCLH National…

October 10, 2019 When studying immune cells, environment matters

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2019) — For years, scientists have used cells grown in petri dishes to study the metabolic processes that fuel the…