Leigh MacMillan Archive — Page 27 of 85

Bright orange salamander with dark-ringed spots crawling across a rocky streambed.
March 8, 2021

Temperature, newts and a skin-eating fungus

Salamanders are more sensitive to a skin-eating fungus at colder temperatures, pointing to locations of North America where pathogen invasion is most likely.

By Leigh MacMillan
Person using a handheld blood glucose meter with a test strip on a fingertip; a lancing device and small container sit nearby.
March 4, 2021

Targeting glucagon action in diabetes

Disrupting the action of glucagon — a pancreatic hormone that works to raise blood glucose — restores functional insulin-producing cells in mouse models of type 1 diabetes and may be a promising treatment strategy.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white stippled portrait illustration of David DeMets, PhD, wearing glasses, a suit, and tie.
March 4, 2021

Biostatistician DeMets set for next Discovery Lecture

David DeMets, PhD, known for his work on statistical methods to monitor interim clinical trial data for early evidence of benefit or harm, will deliver the next web-based Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Black-and-white halftone head-and-shoulders portrait of a man wearing rectangular glasses, a collared shirt, tie, and jacket.
February 25, 2021

Case Western’s Jain to discuss age-related disorders at next Discovery Lecture

Mukesh Jain, MD, vice dean for Academic Affairs and Medical Sciences and professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University, will discuss the discovery of aging-related disease genes and pathways during the next web-based Discovery Lecture.

By Leigh MacMillan
Multiple sagittal brain MRI scans arranged in a radiology film layout, with small technical labels throughout.
February 22, 2021

MRI view of brain tumor prognosis

In patients with glioblastoma brain tumors, features detected on MRIs at diagnosis were associated with survival, Vanderbilt Medical Center investigators found.

By Leigh MacMillan
Close-up of an eye with a keyhole-shaped dark pupil extending downward into the iris.
February 18, 2021

Genetic clues in eye birth defect

Sabine Fuhrmann and colleagues have discovered a novel underlying cause of coloboma — a birth defect that causes missing tissue in the eye and accounts for up to 10% of childhood blindness.

By Leigh MacMillan