September 2023 Volume 19, Issue 8

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Volume 19, Issue 8 | September 2023

September 2023

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Hematology

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From the cancer research bench to the vascular disease bedside

A search for a new cancer mouse model turned into the first ever treatment for a rare disease called venous malformations.
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Targeting microbes to treat heart disease

Inhibitors that target gut microbial enzymes are likely the key to treating a variety of cardiovascular diseases, some of which have no other cure.
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Filtering out cancer’s invisibility cloak

By removing immunosuppressive factors from the blood, researchers hope to give the immune system a fighting chance against advanced tumors.

Metabolic Disease

A silhouette of a human torso shows the pancreas in red and a circular inset of a 3D illustration of insulin.

Biomaterials for better diabetes cell therapy

Aiming to restore insulin function in type 1 diabetes, Lonnie Shea develops scaffolds that support the growth and transplantation of pancreatic islet structures.

Ophthamology

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Powering up cells to power down corneal disease

Injecting healthy, exogenous mitochondria into the eye could combat mitochondrial dysfunction and cell death in Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy.
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A vision of the future: Stem cells offer hope for retinal degeneration

Cell therapies derived from stem cells could one day prevent vision loss or even restore sight in retinal degenerative disease.

Editor's Focus

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Explained: How does the body process oral medications?

Upon ingesting drugs, a complex cascade of physiological events unfolds within the body. 
Top view of a breast tumor that might be treatable with the monoclonal antibody herceptin

Science Milestone: The rise of Herceptin

Herceptin transformed breast cancer treatment and opened the door to targeted therapy. 
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Basic science: a key ingredient in innovation

From green fluorescent protein to polymerase chain reaction, many basic science discoveries fueled important advances in biomedicine.

Cancer

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Chemotherapy’s hidden origins

From chemical warfare trenches, scientists glimpsed an opportunity to transform deadly mustard gas into a revolutionary cancer treatment.
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Driving gene therapy with nonviral vectors 

Learn why nonviral vectors are on the rise in gene therapy development.
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Milestone: Leapfrogging to quantitative, high throughput protein detection and analysis

Researchers continuously push the boundaries of what’s possible with protein analysis tools.
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Advancing immuno-oncology research with cellular assays

Explore critical insights into immunogenicity and immunotoxicity assays for cancer therapies.
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