Switch that might tame most aggressive of breast cancers

So-called 'triple-negative breast cancers' are two distinct diseases that likely originate from different cell types, researchers have found. They have also found a gene that drives the aggressive disease, and hope to find a way to 'switch it off'.

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Patient Engagement Works: Lessons from the Learning Institute Year Eight

Two weeks ago, I sat in the back of a conference room in New Jersey, watching events unfold at PDF’s most recent Parkinson’s Advocates in Research Learning Institute, as I have for the past seven years. For the eighth year in a row, we were prepping a group of people with PD and

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Conscientious Children Less Likely To Smoke Cigarettes As Adults: Study

A new study finds conscientious children are less likely to smoke in later life.


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Alcohol Calorie Count Labels Will Change The Drinking Game; Transparency May Curb Alcohol Abuse

Nutrition labels on beer and hard liquor may change the way alcohol is advertised and consumed.


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Regenerative Medicine Using Liposuction Byproduct May Lead To Erectile Dysfunction Cure

An injection in the base of the penis of a byproduct of liposuction proved effective in treating erectile dysfunction arising from nerve injury.


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Stem Cell Research Bibliography

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Funding the Future of PD Science: Q&A with Student Fellow William Johnson, M.S.

How did you spend your summer vacation? The students supported by PDF’s Summer Student Fellowship Program — a group that includes undergraduates and medical students — spend their summers working on PD-related research projects with mentors who have expertise in the field. Typically,

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Custom blood cells engineered by researchers

Researchers have successfully corrected a genetic error in stem cells from patients with sickle cell disease, and then used those cells to grow mature red blood cells, they report. The study represents an important step toward more effectively treating certain patients with sickle cell disease

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Stem Cell Research Bibliography

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Twin copies of gene pair up in embryonic stem cells at critical moment in differentiation

The two alleles of Oct4, a gene important in embryonic stem cells, don't remain separate in the nucleus of stem cells but rather pair up, at the developmental point at which stem cells begin their maturation into specific cell types, scientists have discovered.

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Two New Drugs for PD: A Caregiver & Advocate Speaks Out

Last month, it was announced that two new drugs were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, for treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Both drugs, Rytary™ and Duopa™, are updates to carbidopa/levodopa. They offer, respectively, a newer formulation and delivery method to reduce

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