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HSS researchers uncover hidden driver of rheumatoid arthritis beyond inflammation

Researchers at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) Research Institute in New York have identified a distinct immune cell population that appears to drive...

Jun 26
University of Pennsylvania investigates discontinuing anti-CD20 therapy in relapsing MS
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University of Pennsylvania investigates discontinuing anti-CD20 therapy in relapsing MS

The University of Pennsylvania has received a USD 1.34 million NIH U01 award to conduct a randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing whether ocrelizumab...

Jun 25
BIDMC wins NIH grant to study ADAMTS13 deficiency beyond rare clotting disorder
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BIDMC wins NIH grant to study ADAMTS13 deficiency beyond rare clotting disorder

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has received a USD 1.63 million NIH R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate...

Jun 25
Brigham and Women's investigates "affinity birth" in B cells to expand antibody repertoire plasticity
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Brigham and Women's investigates "affinity birth" in B cells to expand antibody repertoire plasticity

Brigham and Women's Hospital has received a USD 3 million NIH R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to investigate...

Jun 25
Duke University launches multiscale immune systems modeling center to link molecular dynamics with population-level disease outcomes
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Duke University launches multiscale immune systems modeling center to link molecular dynamics with population-level disease outcomes

Duke University has received a USD 4.8 million NIAID U54 award to establish a Center for Multiscale Immune Systems Modeling, reflecting sustained federal...

Jun 24
Vellum Biotechnology develops electrophoresis-based method to unlock nucleic acids from archived tissue samples
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Vellum Biotechnology develops electrophoresis-based method to unlock nucleic acids from archived tissue samples

Palo Alto-based Vellum Biotechnology, Inc. has received a USD 1.01 million NIH SBIR R44 grant from the National Human Genome Research Institute to develop...

Jun 24
AECOM investigates novel protein-RNA interaction to block and lock HIV-1 latency
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AECOM investigates novel protein-RNA interaction to block and lock HIV-1 latency

Albert Einstein College of Medicine has received a USD 3.2 million NIH R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to...

Jun 24
Yale investigates immune mechanisms driving celiac disease to find new therapies and biomarkers
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Yale investigates immune mechanisms driving celiac disease to find new therapies and biomarkers

Yale University has received a USD 2.3 million NIAID P01 program project grant to investigate the immunopathogenesis of celiac disease, with a dual focus on...

Jun 24
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Tulane Uni investigates CD4+ T cell immunity to improve pneumonia vaccines
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Tulane Uni investigates CD4+ T cell immunity to improve pneumonia vaccines

Tulane University has received a USD 1.09 million NIH R35 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate CD4+ T cell immunity in...

Jun 24
Susan G. Komen foundation issues USD 15.4m in grants for breast cancer research across 35 investigators
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Susan G. Komen foundation issues USD 15.4m in grants for breast cancer research across 35 investigators

Susan G. Komen awards USD 15.4 million in breast cancer research grants

Jun 23
Vanderbilt wins USD 1.77 million NIH grant to probe TBX4 pulmonary hypertension mechanisms
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Vanderbilt wins USD 1.77 million NIH grant to probe TBX4 pulmonary hypertension mechanisms

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Jun 19
NYU investigates long non-coding RNAs as drivers of stress susceptibility and resilience
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NYU investigates long non-coding RNAs as drivers of stress susceptibility and resilience

New York University School of Medicine has received a USD 1.69 million NIH R56 award to investigate the role of long non-coding RNAs in stress...

Jun 19
Jinan University develops light-activated hydrogel system targeting lipid metabolism and postsurgical tumor recurrence
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Jinan University develops light-activated hydrogel system targeting lipid metabolism and postsurgical tumor recurrence

Researchers at Jinan University in Guangzhou, China have reported a thermotropic hydrogel tumor therapy platform that exploits the fatty acid-rich...

Jun 19
Scripps wins NCI renewal to study circadian control of HIF2α in kidney cancer
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Scripps wins NCI renewal to study circadian control of HIF2α in kidney cancer

Scripps Research has received a USD 1.39 million NCI R01 renewal to investigate how circadian clock proteins regulate HIF2α activity in clear cell renal...

Jun 19
UBC researchers suggest semaglutide's skeletal effects reflect weight loss, not GLP-1 activity
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UBC researchers suggest semaglutide's skeletal effects reflect weight loss, not GLP-1 activity

Researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada report that semaglutide produces measurable reductions in bone mass and...

Jun 19