IMAGE: From left, U. of I. cell and developmental biology professor Jie Chen and graduate students Kook Son and Jae-Sung You discovered a new role for LRS in muscle repair. The… view more Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers report that a protein known to be important to protein synthesis also influences…
An international clinical trial has found that a new drug for Huntington disease is safe, and that treatment with the drug successfully lowers levels of the abnormal protein that causes the debilitating disease in patients. In a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from UBC and their colleagues have demonstrated…
IMAGE: Dr. VandeWoude discusses research with Elliott Chiu, DVM/PhD student (left) and Research Associate Mary Nehring. view more Credit: William A. Cotton/CSU Photography Dr. Susan VandeWoude learned the news at Dulles Airport while returning from Washington, D.C., on April 30: She had been elected to join the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors…
A new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases found that immediate treatment initiation for HIV infection has improved since local and federal guidelines began to recommend universal treatment for all persons diagnosed with HIV, regardless of their disease stage. Despite notable improvements, nearly 25 percent of New York City residents with a new…
Despite a long history of segregation and racism, America’s top pageants have broken racial barriers in recent decades. Vanessa Williams became the first black woman to win the Miss America title in 1984. Carole Gist won Miss USA in 1990. Janel Bishop won Miss Teen USA in 1991. Each competition has had multiple black winners…
LONDON — When Jessica Anderson joined more than 40,000 runners for the 2019 London Marathon last week, she had a goal in mind: Break the Guinness World Record for the fastest woman to run the marathon in a nurse’s uniform. Ms. Anderson, a nurse at the Royal London Hospital, crossed the finish line in 3…
An Alzheimer’s diagnosis often relies on signs of memory problems. However, these issues usually do not appear until years after the disease has taken hold. A new smartphone game is using spatial navigation to detect Alzheimer’s before it is too late. A simple game that people can play on their smartphones could help detect Alzheimer’s…
A clinical trial shows promise for a new colorectal cancer vaccine, as it caused no serious side effects while bloodwork demonstrated immune cell activation. New research offers hope of an effective vaccine for colorectal cancer. These results appear in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer and outline a phase 1 clinical trial. The trial set…
Margaretta Midura and Jeffrey Stanton Masse were married May 4 in Brooklyn. The Rev. Thomas F. Brosnan performed the ceremony at St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, where he is the pastor. Mrs. Masse, 27, is in the final semester of medical school at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead,…
Julia Howell Gray and Lucien Bowen Kimball were married May 4 at the Cloister, a hotel in Sea Island, Ga. The Rev. Geoffrey M. St. J. Hoare, an Episcopal priest, officiated. Ms. Gray, 33, is an associate vice president at Christie’s International Real Estate, where she works remotely in Atlanta for the New York-based auction…