Reporter Feb 20 2015 Archive — Page 1 of 2

Two glass medication vials and a syringe rest on a yellow chemotherapy drug safety sheet labeled “CAUTION” and “CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG”; smaller warning text is partially cut off.
February 25, 2015

Antibiotics with anticancer potential

A series of experimental antibiotics may be a good starting point for developing new anticancer drugs.

Illustration of several spherical virus particles with brown textured surfaces and numerous translucent yellow spike-like projections, shown against a dark reddish-brown background.
February 24, 2015

Contributors to coronavirus ‘fitness’

Understanding the role that host membrane modification plays in coronavirus replication is essential for developing novel approaches to block the viruses that cause SARS and MERS.

Small striped fish swimming above white gravel in a clear aquarium.
February 20, 2015

Tiny model of diabetes

Vanderbilt University researchers have created a zebrafish model of skeletal muscle insulin resistance that could help improve diabetes treatment.

February 19, 2015

‘Stretched’ cells promote cancer

Mechanical stress appears to be a critical factor in activating normal tissue-associated fibroblasts to generate cancer-associated fibroblasts.

Manual blood pressure monitor with a blue cuff, round pressure gauge, black inflation bulb, and attached stethoscope on a white background.
February 19, 2015

Vitamin D found to have no impact on blood pressure

Despite prior epidemiologic and experimental data to the contrary, new research shows that vitamin D supplementation does not reduce blood pressure in individuals with prehypertension or stage I hypertension and vitamin D deficiency.

February 19, 2015

Workshop explores President’s Precision Medicine Initiative

The Precision Medicine Initiative is a national effort announced by President Obama during his State of the Union address to provide more effective treatment and prevention strategies for individuals by taking into account their unique genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.