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Newswise: When tumors manipulate their mitochondria, Kevin Tharp will be there to stop them.
Released: 18-Dec-2023 6:05 AM EST
When tumors manipulate their mitochondria, Kevin Tharp will be there to stop them.
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Kevin Tharp, Ph.D., who recently joined Sanford Burnham Prebys as an assistant professor and principal investigator in the Cancer Metabolism & Microenvironment program, studies the interplay between mitochondrial metabolism and the physical properties of the tumor microenvironment.

Newswise: Sanford Burnham Prebys elects Lori Moore to its Board of Trustees
Released: 12-Dec-2023 10:05 AM EST
Sanford Burnham Prebys elects Lori Moore to its Board of Trustees
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Sanford Burnham Prebys today announced that Lori Moore will join the Institute’s Board of Trustees.

Newswise: Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed
Released: 8-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
Similarity between vitamin B12 loss and multiple sclerosis revealed
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In a new study, published online December 8, 2023 in Cell Reports, researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys, with collaborators elsewhere, describe a novel molecular link between vitamin B12 and MS that takes place in astrocytes – important non-neuronal glial cells in the brain.

Newswise: Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
Released: 8-Dec-2023 5:05 PM EST
Study reveals Zika’s shape-shifting machinery—and a possible vulnerability
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Viruses have limited genetic material—and few proteins—so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is a great example; the virus only produces 10 proteins.

Newswise:Video Embedded from-tobacco-to-alcohol-to-opioids-sanford-burnham-prebys-researchers-are-pursuing-novel-leads-and-promising-therapies-to-treat-addiction
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Released: 16-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
From tobacco to alcohol to opioids, Sanford Burnham Prebys researchers are pursuing novel leads and promising therapies to treat addiction
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Tens of millions of Americans are addicted to illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco and other substances including opioids, with both immediate and long-term harm to not just themselves, but also family, friends and society.

Newswise: “DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk
Released: 14-Nov-2023 9:05 AM EST
“DNA loops” in pediatric brain tumors double relapse risk
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A study of newly created databases of medulloblastoma has found that patients with tumors containing circular extrachromosomal DNA—loops of DNA found outside of regular chromosomes—are twice as likely to relapse and three times as likely to die within five years of diagnosis.

Newswise: Inhibiting an enzyme associated with aging could help damaged nerves regrow and restore strength
Released: 11-Oct-2023 7:05 PM EDT
Inhibiting an enzyme associated with aging could help damaged nerves regrow and restore strength
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Scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine and Sanford Burnham Prebys have demonstrated a new way to accelerate recovery from peripheral nerve injury by targeting an enzyme that was thought to be responsible for muscle wasting with aging.

Newswise: Copycat nutrient leaves pancreatic tumors starving
7-Oct-2023 2:05 PM EDT
Copycat nutrient leaves pancreatic tumors starving
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A study led by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys suggests an entirely new approach to treat pancreatic cancer. The research shows that feeding tumors a copycat of an important nutrient starves them of the fuel they need to survive and grow.

Newswise: New grant funds study of very aggressive childhood brain cancers driven by circular pieces of DNA
Released: 14-Sep-2023 8:05 AM EDT
New grant funds study of very aggressive childhood brain cancers driven by circular pieces of DNA
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Lukas Chavez, Ph.D., has received $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to study how unique DNA circles found in cancer cells drive deadly pediatric brain tumors. The research aims to expose how the circular pieces of DNA contribute to therapy resistance and open new therapeutic avenues to improve the lives of people affected by these devastating diseases.

Newswise: US Department of Defense backs Cosimo Commisso’s pancreatic cancer research
Released: 7-Sep-2023 5:00 AM EDT
US Department of Defense backs Cosimo Commisso’s pancreatic cancer research
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Cosimo Commisso, Ph.D., has received a grant from the Department of Defense for $1 million to advance the research of a small molecule that kills pancreatic cancer cells by disrupting their pH equilibrium.

Newswise: Timothy Huang awarded $2.6M to solve Alzheimer’s disease puzzle
Released: 6-Sep-2023 5:00 AM EDT
Timothy Huang awarded $2.6M to solve Alzheimer’s disease puzzle
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With the help of a new grant from the National Institutes of Health for more than $2.6 million, Assistant Professor Timothy Huang, Ph.D., will continue his research on the role of the brain’s immune cells on the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease.

Newswise: Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Center earns merit extension from NCI
Released: 9-Aug-2023 4:05 PM EDT
Sanford Burnham Prebys Cancer Center earns merit extension from NCI
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Sanford Burnham Prebys’ Cancer Center has received a rare and prestigious Merit Extension Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), recognizing and rewarding its earlier accomplishments as well as current research plans. The award extends the center’s current 5-year Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) for an additional two years.

Newswise: Big Data. Bigger Opportunities.
Released: 8-Aug-2023 1:20 PM EDT
Big Data. Bigger Opportunities.
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New and rapidly developing technologies, such as cryo-electron (cryo-EM) and artificial intelligence, are providing the tools to revolutionize biomedical research, but you need scientists who know how to use them

   
Newswise: New grant seeks to parse how the variegated nature of human breast cancer tumors helps cancer cells resist treatment
Released: 4-Aug-2023 8:00 AM EDT
New grant seeks to parse how the variegated nature of human breast cancer tumors helps cancer cells resist treatment
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a 5-year, $2.7 million grant to researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys to investigate and elucidate the underlying cellular mechanisms that drive the most common form of breast cancer.

Newswise: This sugar kills honeybees—it could also help fight cancer
Released: 18-Jul-2023 3:00 AM EDT
This sugar kills honeybees—it could also help fight cancer
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Research from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Osaka International Cancer Institute has shed new light on the anti-cancer properties of mannose, a sugar that is crucial to many physiological processes in humans and is also known to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

Newswise: New genes implicated in deadly heart defect
Released: 17-Jul-2023 7:10 PM EDT
New genes implicated in deadly heart defect
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By identifying genes in patients and testing their effects in fruit flies, researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys have found new genes that contribute to hypoplastic left heart syndrome.

Newswise: Breast cancer by age: Study reveals early mutations that predict patient outcomes
25-Jun-2023 9:00 PM EDT
Breast cancer by age: Study reveals early mutations that predict patient outcomes
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A study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys has found that in young women, certain genetic mutations are associated with treatment-resistant breast cancer.

Newswise: Computational biology superstar Sanju Sinha joins Sanford Burnham Prebys
Released: 13-Jun-2023 12:00 PM EDT
Computational biology superstar Sanju Sinha joins Sanford Burnham Prebys
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Sanju Sinha, Ph.D., has joined Sanford Burnham Prebys as an assistant professor in the Cancer Molecular Therapeutics Program to continue his research on cancer development and drug discovery. He comes to Sanford Burnham Prebys from the Cancer Data Science Lab at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), where he trained to leverage the power of artificial intelligence to discover new drugs to prevent cancer.

Newswise: Pumping the brakes on autoimmune disease
Released: 5-Jun-2023 11:00 AM EDT
Pumping the brakes on autoimmune disease
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A new study from researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys and Eli Lilly and Company describes the science behind an autoimmune disease treatment in a Phase 2 clinical trial.

Newswise: New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
Released: 15-May-2023 5:00 AM EDT
New algorithm can predict diabetic kidney disease
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Researchers from Sanford Burnham Prebys and the Chinese University of Hong Kong have developed a computational approach to predict whether a person with type 2 diabetes will develop kidney disease. The findings could help doctors prevent or better manage kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes.



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