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15 Jan 2020

New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

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Tagsbioinformatics, collaboration, Huihui Fan, Shen

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 U.S., yet little is known...

13 Jan 2020

Phase II clinical trial of respiratory drug for treatment of Parkinson’s disease reveals promising results

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TagsCure Parkinson’s Trust, Linked Clinical Trials (LCT), P. Brundin, Parkinson's disease

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

2 Dec 2019

Taste-related protein provides target for drugs to treat neurological disorders

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TagsDu, Lu, structural biology, VARI

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

20 Nov 2019

Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation

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Tagscollaboration, depression, inflammation, L. Brundin, neurodegenerative disease

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

6 Nov 2019

New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

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Tagscardiovascular disease, Jovinge, VARI

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

29 Oct 2019

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

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TagsTriezenberg, VAIGS, VARI

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

21 Oct 2019

Researchers begin trial of drug to slow progression of neurodegenerative condition multiple system atrophy

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Tagsneurodegenerative diseases, P. Brundin, VARI

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

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New study may lead to fewer hysterectomies in women with uterine fibroid tumors

Phase II clinical trial of respiratory drug for treatment of Parkinson’s disease reveals promising results

Taste-related protein provides target for drugs to treat neurological disorders

Severe pregnancy-related depression may be rooted in inflammation

New technique lays foundation for regenerative cardiac therapies

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

Researchers begin trial of drug to slow progression of neurodegenerative condition multiple system atrophy

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