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November 20, 2017 Feeling sleepy after Thanksgiving? Don’t blame tryptophan.

It’s a tale told over Thanksgiving tables almost as often as your uncle’s big fish story—eat too much turkey and you’ll be passed out before…

November 15, 2017 Five questions for Dr. Xiaohong Li: Prostate cancer and bone metastasis

This month, men across the U.S. will amp up their moustache game to raise awareness of men’s health issues such as prostate cancer. According to…

November 8, 2017 New research to target air pollution as a potential trigger for Parkinson’s

Nov. 9, 2017 (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.)—The Department of Defense has awarded a multi-institutional team of scientists a series of grants totaling $4.37 million to investigate…

November 6, 2017 Stemming inflammation offers new hope for treating Parkinson’s disease

For the seven to 10 million people worldwide with Parkinson’s disease, a medication that actually slows down their disease and staves off its debilitating symptoms…

October 24, 2017 Six facts about osteoporosis

Next month, three leading osteoporosis experts will lead a discussion about bone-density medications and how a wave of misunderstanding about rare side…

October 23, 2017 Research brief: Harnessing a “genetic atlas” to investigate genesis of disease

The human body is a diverse landscape of cells and tissues, each with a specific job that makes everyday life possible.

But beneath the surface…

October 22, 2017 Cryo-EM reveals ignition mechanism for DNA replication

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 23, 2017) — An international team of scientists, led by scientists at Van Andel Research Institute, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and…

October 17, 2017 Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A look at the latest research

Each year, more than 250,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the most common cancer in women, with the…