by Josh Barney, University of Virginia Dr. Daniel “Trey” Lee is researching whether an immunotherapy treatment that has been successful in treating blood cancers can be used to attack solid tumors, like brain tumors. Credit: Dan Addison, University Communications New research from UVA Cancer Center and UVA Children’s Hospital could be a “game-changer” in the...
MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH IMAGE: THE MALAGHAN INSTITUTE’S IMMUNE CELL BIOLOGY TEAM (PROF FRANCA RONCHESE SECOND FROM LEFT) CREDIT: MALAGHAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH The discovery throws into question the long-held belief that immune cells behave in the same way, regardless of where they are in the body, which has far-reaching implications for allergic...
by Vanderbilt University 3-D model of Ketamine. Credit: Wikipedia Building on recent research confirming how ketamine induces rapid antidepressant action, Professor of Pharmacology Lisa Monteggia and her collaborators show how the molecular mechanism of the gene MeCP2 and associated synaptic adaptability is critical to the long-term antidepressant effects of ketamine. While MeCP2 has been shown to...
