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 Jackson Lab Plans New $1.1B Genome Institute in Connecticut
The Jackson Laboratory plans to build a genomic medicine research center in Connecticut and is working with the state's governor and the University of Connecticut to ask the legislature to help fund the building and its operations. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine could include specialty areas such as cancer, aging, genetic disorders, metabolic diseases, and others. Read more...
Natural Compound Helps Reverse Diabetes in Mice
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound the body makes naturally. The finding suggests that it may one day be possible for people to take the compound much like a daily vitamin as a way to treat or even prevent type 2 diabetes. Read more...
UPMC To Build $300M Center for Innovative Science
UPMC recently announced that it will invest nearly $300 million to create the Center for Innovative Science, a research facility that aims to revolutionize the way treatments are designed for individual patients. The center will focus on personalized medicine and the biology of cancer and aging, with the goal of developing new understandings of disease to improve patient outcomes while reducing over-diagnosis and unnecessary treatments. Read more...
 Study: Warm-ups Cut Sport Injuries in Teen Girls
Going through a set of warm-up exercises before practices and games cuts the rate of knee and ankle injuries in teenage girls playing soccer and basketball, a U.S. study said. Exercise in teenage girls has been linked to better grades, less obesity and lower pregnancy rates. During puberty, both girls and boys shoot up in height, but girls' muscles don't develop as much as boys' do, said Tim Hewett, head of sports medicine research at the Ohio State University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Read more... |
