Biomedical Beat – Recent Research Highlights and Other Posts

Latest Biomedical Beat Posts     Nature’s Medicine Cabinet More than 70 percent of new drugs approved within the past 30 years originated from trees, sea creatures and other organisms. Here’s a peek at some of the products in nature’s medicine cabinet. Read more | Post a comment     Data-Mining Study Explores Health Outcomes from Common Heartburn Drugs Mining large amounts of medical data provides preliminary information about a link between a common heartburn drug and heart attacks. Read more | Post a comment     Meet Sarkis Mazmanian and the Bacteria That Keep Us Healthy Born in: The country of Lebanon, moved to Los Angeles when he was 1 Fields: Microbiology, immunology, neuroscience Works at: California Institute of Technology Awards won: Many, including the MacArthur Foundation “Genius” grant Most proud of: The success of his trainees! “There’s nothing that comes close to the gratification and joy I feel when a student or research fellow goes on to be an independent scientist.” When not in the lab or mentoring students, he’s: Spending time with his family, including his 1-year-old-son or going for an occasional run Read more | Post a comment   Food for Thought: Nutrient-Detecting Brain Sensor in Flies A set of specialized nerve cells in fruit flies acts as a nutrient-detecting sensor—and gives a glimpse of the complex interplay among the many factors involved in food preferences. Read more | Post a comment     From Basic Research to Bioelectronic Medicine Kevin J. Tracey of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research answers questions about his research, the scientific process and where bioelectronic medicine, a discipline he helped launch, is headed next. Read more | Post a comment

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