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Experimental Blood Test Improves Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

An experimental blood test detects early-stage pancreatic cancer more effectively than other available tests, reports a new study published in Cancer Letters.
4-Oct-2024 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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New anti-cancer ‘degrader’ targets protein essential to infant leukemia

Scientists have developed a potent anti-cancer compound that inhibits cancer cell growth in a tough-to-treat type of infant leukemia.
29-Aug-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Immune cells have a metabolic backup plan for accessing their anti-cancer playbook

Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports a study led by Van Andel Institute scientists.
23-Aug-2024 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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When it comes to DNA replication, humans and baker’s yeast are more alike than different

Humans and baker’s yeast have more in common than meets the eye, including an important mechanism that helps ensure DNA is copied correctly, reports a pair of studies published in the journals Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of...
30-Jul-2024 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Study finds persistent proteins may influence metabolomics results

Van Andel Institute scientists have identified more than 1,000 previously undetected proteins in common metabolite samples, which persist despite extraction methods designed to weed them out.
18-Jul-2024 11:40 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Heating proteins to body temperature reveals new drug targets

Some proteins shift their shape when exposed to different temperatures, revealing previously unknown binding sites for medications.
15-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Scientists identify cell vulnerability ‘fingerprint’ related to Parkinson’s, Lewy body dementia

A new study offers a first look into the complex molecular changes that occur in brain cells with Lewy bodies, which are key pathological hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease and some dementias.
16-Apr-2024 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Combining Epigenetic Cancer Medications May Have Benefit for Colorectal Cancers and Other Tumor Types

A pair of medications that make malignant cells act as if they have a virus could hold new promise for treating colorectal cancers and other solid tumors, reports a study published today in Science Advances.
27-Mar-2024 1:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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COVID-19 infection may be part of a ‘perfect storm’ for Parkinson’s disease

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 22, 2020) — Can COVID-19 infection increase the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease?
22-Oct-2020 1:00 PM EDT

Van Andel Research Institute Expands Into New Areas of Parkinson’s Research

Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) is continuing the expansion of its neurodegenerative disease research program, which aims to answer fundamental questions about diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, with the addition of two...
16-Nov-2015 1:00 PM EST

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