by | Feb 9, 2021 | An, Hongyu, Eldeniz, Cihat
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Researchers in Prof. Hongyu An’s laboratory have developed a new image processing system for faster acquisition of motion-corrected MR or PET/MR images. This technology could be expanded to multiple sampling schema to correct both respiratory and cardiac motion.
Liv…
by | Feb 1, 2021 | Baldelomar, Edwin, Bennett, Kevin
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Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed targeted, natural nanoparticle imaging agents that may be used to quantify kidney nephron endowment and diagnose renal disease with MRI or PET imaging.
Nephrons are the functional units of the kidney responsi…
by | Jan 29, 2021 | Mitra, Robi, Moudgil, Arnav, Wilkinson, Michael Nathaniel
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Researchers in Robi Mitra’s lab at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method to increase the sensitivity of leukemias to chemotherapy by pre-treatment with a BET inhibitor. BET inhibitors convert stem-like leukemia cells to a more differentiated state …
by | Jan 15, 2021 | Amatya, Parmeshwar, Carter, Alun, Cooper, Matthew, DiPersio, John
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A team of researchers, led by John DiPersio and Matthew Cooper at Washington University in St. Louis, have identified a small molecule kinase inhibitor capable of mitigating cytokine release syndrome following CAR-T cell therapy. PI3K inhibitors can suppress production of IL-…
by | Jan 7, 2021 | Hogrebe, Nathaniel, Millman, Jeffrey, Velazco-Cruz, Leonardo, Veronese Paniagua, Daniel, Wernes, Kristina
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Researchers in Prof. Jeffrey Millman’s laboratory have developed multiple techniques for enhancing the differentiation, maturation and function of glucose-responsive, insulin-producing SC-beta cells (pancreatic beta cells made from human pluripotent stem cells). Downst…