Outside the Lab Personalized medicine

"Sexy" Needs Substance

| Rajesh Rao

We need to explain the context when using “grab bag” phrases in science and medicine

Research Field Cell & molecular biology

HED Hair

| Roisin McGuigan

Researchers link hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia and male pattern baldness.

Research Field Cancer

Leidenfrost Nanochemistry

| James Strachan

Scientists fabricate anticancer nanoparticles by recreating deep sea volcano chemistry.

Tools & Techniques Neuroscience

(B)rainbow

| Charlotte Barker

A colorful mouse brain provides insight into autism spectrum disorder.

Tools & Techniques Cancer

Rush at Your Peril

| Eleftherios P. Diamandis

False discoveries have plagued biomarker research for years: don't trust everything you read.

Tools & Techniques Analytical science

The Hunt for an HD Blood Test

| Roisin McGuigan

Do we finally have an effective blood biomarker for studying progression of Huntington’s disease?

Tools & Techniques Immunology

The ABCs of Autoimmunity

| Michael Schubert

A unique type of B cell appears to play a role in the development of autoimmune disorders.

Research Field Clinical trials

From Acne to MS

| Roisin McGuigan

A recent clinical trial finds a new use for an old antibiotic.

Tools & Techniques Analytical science

The Importance of Chiral Metabolomics

| Tomonori Kimura

Could chiral amino acids function as biomarkers for kidney disease?

Tools & Techniques Cancer

CEA: Overlooked and Underused

| Roisin McGuigan

Could an existing blood test improve treatment choices – and outcomes – for some colon cancer patients?

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