Academia
A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease, apolipoprotein E4, impairs the function of human brain immune cells, microglia.
The University of Washington’s School of Pharmacy announced on Thursday, Sept. 12, a collaboration with global biopharmaceutical company UCB to improve access to care for people living with epilepsy.
The biopharma company will utilize Coursera’s enterprise platform, Coursera for Business, to offer educational programs to its 108,000 staffers around the world.
Every week there are numerous scientific studies published. Here’s a look at some of the more interesting ones.
Improving Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients
Researchers with Johns Hopkins have identified a genetic abnormality in a single gene that is probably responsible for IPF and may have implications for other diseases of the telomeres, the short protective ends of chromosomes.
Blood cancer is actually a term applied to three different types of cancer – leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma. For centuries, these cancers had virtually no possibility of survival. Even as recently as the 1960s, the five-year survival rate for leukemia was 14%. By 2010, it had increased to 61%.
Seizure Onset Zone Located Immediately, Dealt With
The Midwestern region of the United States is often referred to as “flyover country” by residents of both coasts as a way to diminish or dismiss the importance of the states that make up this part of the nation. But the Midwest can be a great place to live and raise a family.
UH Evolutionary Biologist Publishes Findings on Sex Determinates of House Flies
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