Medical Wellness

Research Identifies Gene Necessary for Successful Repair of Muscle Damage

Scientists at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School are a step closer to treating, and perhaps preventing, muscle damage caused by neurodegenerative…

New drug shows potential for treatment-resistant leukemia

Appearing in the journal Cancer Cell, the study is the first published report showing that the drug, DCC-2036, fights chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in a mouse…

Scientists identify a surprising new source of cancer stem cells

RELEVANCE: These findings may redefine how researchers view cancer stem cells – the cells capable of seeding new tumors at primary and distant sites in the…

Ha Wins 2011 Ho-Am Prize in Science

The Prize was established by Kun-hee Lee, chairman of Samsung, in 1990 to honor the vision of “Ho-Am” Byung-Chull Lee, the founder of Samsung, and to carry…

Mechanism for invasion of tumorous cells discovered …

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have discovered a previously unknown mechanism whereby tumor cells invade normal tissues, spreading cancer…

UMMS researchers develop new technology to screen and analyze genetic mutations

A single change to even one of the thousands of DNA codes that make up each gene in the human genome can result in severe diseases such as cancer, cystic…

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