The statistics are staggering. One in three children born in the United States in 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime, according to the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Approximately one of every seven health care dollars spent in the U.S. is related to diabetes. In Washington, diabetes-related conditions account for more than $1 billion annually […]
Imagine a future in which oncologists—using gene analysis—prescribe new chemotherapeutic agents to arrest or even eliminate malignant tumors in their patients. Cancer researcher Nancy Magnuson is working to transform that dream into reality. The Herbert Eastlick Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biosciences, Dr. Magnuson is focusing her research on a gene that helps cells survive but […]
Human infertility remains a complex and challenging condition for scientific researchers. Scientists know that the formation of tumors in the pituitary-a pea-sized gland located at the base of the brain-is a leading cause of infertility. But they are still seeking to determine the underlying causes of the tumors. One of the nation’s leading molecular endocrinologists, […]
Too Sleepy to Drive? How Can You Really Know? We’ve all been there: That moment behind the wheel when your head snaps upright and you realize you just dozed for a brief second. What if that sleepy operator were the pilot of the plane taking you from New York to San Francisco? What if it’s […]