Engineer receives $1.5M grant for nanoparticle cancer research

Immunotherapy in high-risk pediatric sarcomas shows promising re...
(American Association for Cancer Research) Based on a pilot study in children with sarcoma, researchers at the National Institutes of Health believe...

UC team studies link between Parkinson's disease and depression
(University of Cincinnati) A patient who receives a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease might become depressed, and understandably so. But does the...

New Obesity Gene Clue Discovered
Glitches in the BDNF gene cut levels of a brain chemical and may make obesity more likely, report scientists at the National Institutes of Health.

Presidential medal for technological breakthroughs earned by 2 c...
(University of Texas at Austin) Two chemical engineering professors from the University of Texas at Austin have been recognized by President George...

Also in the Aug. 26 JNCI
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute) The Aug. 26 online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute features articles on a proposal...