NIDDK Archives
Protein family key to aging linked to suppressing tumors
Oct. 28, 2011—The list of aging-associated proteins known to be involved in cancer is growing longer, according to research by investigators at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and the National Institutes of Health.
Growth factor boosts beta cells
Oct. 21, 2011—A growth factor may help grow transplantation-quality pancreas cells for treating diabetes.
Initiative to help ‘translate’ diabetes research advances
Oct. 21, 2011—The new Center for Diabetes Translation Research will translate scientific breakthroughs into practices that can be applied in the doctor’s office and the patient’s home.
Diversity key in antibody repertoire
Oct. 7, 2011—Antibodies to the 2009 H1N1 influenza strain reveal new insights into how antibody diversity forms and functions, with possible implications for designing flu vaccines.
Heart protein may be target for colon cancer therapies
Oct. 7, 2011—A protein critical in heart development may also play a part in colon cancer progression.
Mouse study offers clues for childhood obesity
Apr. 13, 2011—An obesity-associated genetic variation makes fatty food more rewarding yet less satisfying, new research in mice suggests.
Protein combos keep cells straight
Mar. 18, 2011—Researchers define the protein interactions that establish our organs' lining.
