Cancer treatment response | Hunger suppression | Guiding stem cells

Understanding "exceptional responders" to cancer treatment; hormone suppresses hunger; molecule guides stem cells to damaged brain tissue

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. December 8, 2020 Edition  COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation, and we at NIH are doing everything we can toward the development of diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. You can find the latest public health information from CDC at www.coronavirus.gov and the latest research information from NIH at www.nih.gov/coronavirus. Meanwhile, science continues to progress on many other fronts, and we will continue to try to bring you stories across a wide range of topics. Understanding "exceptional responders" to cancer treatment Molecular changes in the tumors of patients who are exceptional responders to cancer treatments may suggest personalized treatment approaches for cancer patients. Hormone suppresses hunger in primates and people A hormone called LCN2 suppressed hunger after eating, researchers found, and levels were depressed in people with obesity. Molecule guides stem cells to damaged brain tissue Scientists altered a molecule that is naturally produced by the body to safely guide stem cells to damaged brain tissue in mice. Popular Stories: Experimental coronavirus vaccine is safe and produces immune response Immune cells for common cold may recognize SARS-CoV-2    Final report confirms remdesivir benefits for COVID-19 Potent antibodies found in people recovered from COVID-19 Coronaviruses hijack lysosomes to exit cells Connect with us:  Facebook RSS Feed

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