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A new drug to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy with fewer side effects
2023
Creating a cell death suppressor to treat a wide range of diseases
2023
A robotic exoskeleton helps kids learn to walk better outside the clinical setting
2022
Creating a less expensive and more accessible whole-body MRI scanner
2022
Optimized production process leads to new FDA-approved treatment for fungal infections
2022
Integrated robotic platform for scalable manufacturing and development of stem cells
2021
Commonly used antibiotic shows promise for combating Zika virus
2020
Taking the random out of biopsy sampling
2020
Potential new treatment paradigm for WHIM patients with refractory disease
2019
A good sugar for treating diabetes
2017
Alpha-4 beta-7 integrin in HIV pathogenesis
2017
Aortic valve replacement in patients with inadequate arterial access
2017
Doubling the power of light-sheet microscopy
2017
New forms of CRISPR with applications in biotechnology
2017
New treatment for leukocyte adhesion deficiency type 1 (LAD1)
2017
Pain-free skin patch responds to blood sugar levels to manage type 2 diabetes
2017
Dual antibody treatment suppresses HIV-like virus
2016
Treating fatigue: a novel and promising path forward
2016
Gaucher and Parkinson’s: Identifying one target for two diseases
2015
Sharper images of molecules using cryo-electron microscopy
2015
Creating an artificial RNA receptor to deliver siRNA to Tumors
2014
NLM Scrubber: Paving the road to “Big Data” by securing patient privacy
2014
Safer and faster prion disease detection
2014
Protecting salivary glands from irradiation damage
2013
Visualizing chromosomal translocations in living cells
2013
Visualizing DNA repair in action
2013
Medical radiation and cancer: minimizing the risk from CT scans
2012
Understanding genetic recombination in a multi-cellular organism
2012
Advancing rapid detection of prion diseases
2011
Pioneering closed-chest hole-in-the-heart repair
2011
Inventing sharper and faster optical microscopes for live cell imaging
2006
Developing a better way to monitor the size of slow growing, complex tumors
2004
Using adoptive cell transfer to treat advanced cancer
2002
Developing efficient modification of genomic DNA through recombineering
2000
From hormone to pharmaceutical: lipodystrophy
2000
Dissecting good from bad with laser-capture
1996
IL-15: Taking an immunotherapy from bench to bedside
1994
Symptoms and Manifestations
Low-cost test provides rapid diagnosis for diarrhea-causing infections
2023
Improving detection and prevention of undiagnosed diabetes in African-descent populations
2016
The many faces of the autophagy machinery: LAP as a critical regulator of inflammation
2016
Designing a new method for live albumin labeling and lymphatic imaging
2015
Traumatic brain injury: Linking a key protein to long-term complications
2015
Finding new pathways in accelerated aging disorders
2014
Identifying humans’ oldest animal relatives provides insights into the genetics of evolution
2014
Digging deeper into the basic principles of gene regulation
2013
Exposing “silent” heart attacks through novel imaging techniques
2012
Open your eyes to the power of image-based online searching
2012
Visualizing coronary artery disease
2012
Finding independent roles for different cellular ESCRTs
2010
The Teaching Tool: A digital cervix for colposcopists
2010
Diseases with no diagnosis: Providing relief for the rare and unknown
2008
First electronic medical record to support clinical research
1985
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