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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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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)...

11 Oct 2019

When studying immune cells, environment matters

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TagsEric Ma, Featured Stories, metabolism, russell jones

Report urges researchers to look outside the petri dish and into the body to study T cell metabolism GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2019) — For years, scientists have used...

10 Oct 2019

Decreasing inflammation after a heart attack may reduce damage

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 10, 2019) — Blocking an inflammatory protein after a heart attack may reduce damage and mitigate the risk of future heart failure, according to research by...

28 Aug 2019

Can suicide risk be detected in the blood?

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Tagscollaboration, depression, Featured Stories, L. Brundin, suicide research, VARI

Five-year, $3.6 million federal grant to fuel search for biomarker-based methods to evaluate suicide risk GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Aug. 28, 2019) — A new clinical study aims to identify blood-based...

22 Aug 2019

2019 Tom Isaacs Award honors scientist developing a smell test for Parkinson’s

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (August 22, 2019) — Van Andel Institute (VAI) and The Cure Parkinson’s Trust are thrilled to announce Tilo Kunath, Ph.D., of University of Edinburgh as the recipient of...

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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

When studying immune cells, environment matters

Decreasing inflammation after a heart attack may reduce damage

Can suicide risk be detected in the blood?

2019 Tom Isaacs Award honors scientist developing a smell test for Parkinson’s

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