This new function may lead to new treatments for metabolic diseases.
Dr. Zhang plans to investigate a previously unidentified RNA molecular in lung inflammation with the goal of identifying therapeutic strategies for lung injury.
The newly discovered protein is a possible way for controlling body fat metabolism, energy balance and insulin sensitivity through stress signaling pathways.
The findings could lead to better clinical decision making for underserved patients.
The unique approach focuses on information that is readily available to any primary care physician and doesn’t require specialized training or expensive testing.
The study extends research that previously linked youth tackle football with worse later-life cognitive, emotional, and behavioral disturbances in living former amateur and professional tackle football players.
The identification allows for better understanding of what causes leukemia to progress and become highly aggressive and treatment-resistant.
Findings show reasons for using a gun for suicide differed among men and women according to their age.
The award fosters the development of the next generation of medical researchers.
Nina Gummadi aims to characterize mental health issues, as well as barriers to mental health care, in orphaned or abandoned children in India.