Fighting frostbite with antifreeze
Munia Ganguli harnessed cryopreservative chemicals to develop a topical cream that could prevent skin injury from the cold.
Articles by Sarah Anderson, PhD
New tools for detecting kidney transplant rejection
From organ temperature to protein in the urine, early warning signs of kidney rejection could improve transplant outcomes.
A dry eye problem offers a solution
Researchers are developing next-generation contact lenses that combat the disrupted fluid dynamics behind contact lens-induced dry eye syndrome.
A recipe for remyelination
Molecules that promote restoration of the neuron’s myelin sheath could offer a reparative therapy for multiple sclerosis.
Making cancer treatment easier to swallow
Injecting muscle-derived cells into the tongue could help alleviate swallowing difficulties caused by head and neck cancer treatment.
Drug accessibility is everyone’s job
To help bring their discoveries to the public, researchers should implement strategies to enhance access throughout the drug development process.
Zooming in on pore dilation
Microscopy images reveal the structural change that enlarges an ion channel pore, opening new directions in drug discovery and delivery.
Cancer proteogenomics pave the way for precision medicine
Multiomics data analysis identified structural mutations in tumor genomes with important implications for cancer treatment.
Robotic pills deliver gastrointestinal injections
Researchers developed ingestible capsules that inject drugs into the stomach and small intestine, providing a novel oral delivery method for biologics.
Scientists, don’t stick to the status quo
We should expand our definition of what it means to be a scientist to include all of the important roles that stem from this identity.
