New Publication in Cell Systems

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Posted on April 25, 2017

April 25, 2017

A Cell-Surface Membrane Protein Signature for Glioblastoma

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Using integrated protein and gene expression data, ISB researchers developed a 33-gene signature for glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Glioblastoma gene signatures are associated with TGF-b signaling and cancer invasion.
Researchers think that some of the glioblastoma gene signatures have the potential to be used as blood biomarkers for this aggressive cancer.

Personalized Coaching Decreases Cognitive Decline in Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Posted on October 16, 2023
Supplementing the standard of treatment for Alzheimer’s disease patients with personalized lifestyle coaching leads to less cognitive decline compared to standard of treatment alone, according to an ISB-led two-year study. The results were published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
COVID-19 Vaccines and Boosters Associated with Lower Rates of Stillbirth, New ISB Study Shows
Posted on August 1, 2023
Pregnant people who are vaccinated are less likely to contract COVID-19 than unvaccinated pregnant people, and those vaccinated and boosted are less likely to get COVID than those who are vaccinated only, according to the first-ever large study of boosters and pregnancy.
Leroy Hood Wants To Show You How To Live for a Really, Really Long Time
Posted on June 27, 2023
Popular Mechanics interviewed ISB Co-founder and Professor Dr. Lee Hood for an article titled “Leroy Hood Wants To Show You How To Live for a Really, Really Long Time.” The story features Hood’s big-data approach and a focus on disease prevention – all in the quest to help us live longer.

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