CUTTING EDGE RESEARCH

As the only Missouri organization that works to protect ALL medical research, Missouri Cures collaborates with organizations around the state, and the country, to keep track of the latest developments in therapies and cures.
We are committed to making this information available to patients, patient advocates and policy makers, highlighting the important work being done in Missouri and around the world.
Children’s Mercy Research Hospital
April 2022 – Experts at Children’s Mercy Kansas City Turn to Long-Read Whole Genome Sequencing to Find Answers for Rare Diseases – PacBio
Missouri State University
October 7, 2022 – Grape Seed and Chocolate as Prescriptions for Pain? MSU Research Looks at ‘Nutraceuticals’ – Springfield News-Leader
March 2, 2022 – Research Connecting Noise, Hearing Loss and Migraines – Missouri State News
Missouri S&T
May 23, 2022 – Missouri S&T Researcher is Helping Develop Laser Surgery of the Future – STL NPR
February 21, 2022 – Can Music Improve Memory in Older Adults? – Missouri S&T News
St. Louis University
December 14, 2022 – Research Finds Training Program Reduces Crash Rates for Teenage Drivers with ADHD – SLU News
November 2, 2022 – Saint Louis University Launches New Institute to Advance Neuroscience Research – SLU News
September 2, 2022 – Research: Low Testosterone Levels in Men Linked to COVID-Related Hospitalizations – SLU News
July 18, 2022 – SLU Researcher Helps Develop Treatment for a Type of Incurable Liver Disease – KMOV
March 2022 – SLU Physician-Scientist Awarded $428,020 NIH Grant to Study Short Bowel Syndrome – SLU News
January 11, 2022 – With $5.3 Million from NIH, DOD, Saint Louis University and University of Maryland Pain Researchers Set Their Sights on Migraine Relief – SLU News
Stowers Institute
July 13, 2022 – Kansas City Scientist Finds Proteins in the Brain Can Do More than Cause Alzheimer’s Disease – KCUR
June 27, 2022 – Jellyfish Sting Mechanism Unveiled; Could Help Design Future Delivery Devices – GEN
May 11, 2022 – From Cavefish to Humans: Evolution of Metabolism in Cavefish May Provide Insight Into Treatments for a Host of Diseases Such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Stroke – Stowers Institute
February 9, 2022 – Joseph Varberg, PhD: Postdoc Magnifies Protein Research in Yeast – Stowers Institute
University of Missouri
December 6, 2022 – Group Exercise Boosts Physical, Mental Health for Older Adults, MU Study Finds – Showme News
November 3, 2022 – Monkeypox Mutations Cause Virus to Spread Rapidly, Evade Drugs and Vaccines, MU Study Finds – Show Me Mizzou News
September 19, 2022 – From Analog to Digital – Showme Missouri News
August 8, 2022 – Prescription Prenatal Opioid Use Drawing Increased Concern – St. Joseph News-Press
July 18, 2022 – MU Researchers Discover Breakthrough Information About Omicron Sub Variants – KOMU
June 2, 2022 – Joining the Fight Against Non-small Cell Lung Cancer – Show Me Mizzou
April 26, 2022 – Gastrointestinal Issues Linked With Anxiety, Social Withdrawal for Kids With Autism – Show Me Mizzou
April 5, 2022 – Early Detection Warnings Can Reduce Medical Emergencies – Show Me Mizzou News
March 8, 2022 – A Virtual Way to Rehab from a Stroke – ShowMe Missouri
February 9, 2022 – MU Research Reactor Helps Supply Critical Medical Isotopes During Global Disruption – MU News
January 28, 2022 – HIV Uses Host Cell’s Own ‘Emergency’ Response for Replication, Says MU Researcher – MU News
January 25, 2022 – MU Study Identifies Mutations Specific to Omicron Variant – MU News
January 10, 2022 – Personalizing Treatment for Severe Limb Injuries – Show Me Missouri News
Washington University
December 7, 2022 – Evidence of Autoimmunity’s Origins Uncovered Via New Approach – WUSTL News
December 5, 2022 – Immunotherapy Eliminates Disease-Causing Cells in Mice with MS-like Disease – WUSTL News
November 16, 2022 – Lung Infections Caused by Soil Fungi Are a Problem Nationwide – WUSTL News
November 9, 2022 – Rejuvenated Immune Cells Can Improve Clearance of Toxic Waste from Brain – WUSTL News
October 26, 2022 – New Strategy Shows Potential to Block Nerve Loss in Neurodegenerative Diseases – WUSTL News
October 11, 2022 – $9 Million to Fund Study of ‘Jumping Genes’ in Alzheimer’s – WUSTL News
September 21, 2022 – Investigational Drug for Genetic Form of ALS Improves Disease’s Molecular Signs – WUSTL News
September 7, 2022 – Nasal COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in India Based on Washington University Technology – WUSTL News
July 21, 2022 – Cigarette Smokers Who Try to Quit Often End Up Vaping and Smoking – WUSTL News
July 15, 2022 – COVID-19 Vaccines May Temporarily Cause Changes to Menstrual Bleeding – Medical News Today
July 7, 2022 – Cancer Cells Aren’t Purposefully Wasting Glucose, They’re Consuming It Too Quickly – Technology Networks
June 27, 2022 – Gut Bacteria Mine Dietary Fiber to Release Beneficial Nutrients – WUSTL News
June 13, 2022 – Immunity Boosting Treatment Enhances CAR-T Cell Therapy for Blood Cancers – WUSTL News
May 26, 2022 – Abnormal Development of Brain’s Visual System May Contribute to Autism – WUSTL News
May 25, 2022 – Genetic Roots of 3 Mitochondrial Diseases ID’d Via New Approach – WUSTL News
May 17, 2022 – Protein Linked to Intellectual Disability Has Complex Role – WUSTL News
April 21, 2022 – Calming Overexcited Neurons May Protect Brain After Stroke – WUSTL News
April 13, 2022 – Gut Bacterium Supports Growth in Infants with Severe Acute Malnutrition – WUSTL News
March 8, 2022 – New Strategy Reduces Brain Damage in Alzheimer’s and Related Disorders, in Mice – WUSTL News
March 7, 2022 – Novel Treatment Makes Pancreatic Cancer Susceptible to Immunotherapy, Mouse Study Shows – WUSTL News
February 11, 2022 – Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Mice Treated with Novel Class of Compounds – WUSTL
January 24, 2022 – WashU Part of $65 Million NIH Study of Schizophrenia in Young People – WUSTL
January 12, 2022 – New Treatment Target ID’d for Radiation-Resistant Cervical Cancer – WUSTL News
December 14, 2022 – Cleveland Clinic Studying Stem Cell Treatment for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome – Cleveland Clinic
December 14, 2022 – Neuroscientists Have Created a Mood Decoder That Can Measure Depression – Technology Review
December 12, 2022 – Teen’s Leukemia Goes Into Remission After Rxperimental Gene-editing Therapy – Science
November 17, 2022 – Vaccine Shown to Prolong Life of Patients With Aggressive Brain Cancer – The Guardian
November 17, 2022 – How Bioinformatics Can Be Used To Develop Precision Cancer Therapies – Technology Networks
November 14, 2022 – How Researchers Used CRISPR Gene Editing to Send Immune Cells After Cancer – Arstechnica
November 10, 2022 – Blood Stem Cell Transplant Could Reboot Immune System in Multiple Sclerosis Patients – Neuroscience News
October 28, 2022 – Using Artificial Intelligence In Cancer Genome Research – Forbes
October 28, 2022 – Stem Cell Protein Facilitates Relapse of Pediatric Brain Tumors – Mirage News
October 27, 2022 – How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Future of Medicine – Hour Detroit
October 27, 2022 – Stem Cell-Derived Organoids Mimic Human Parathyroid Tissue – Phys Org
October 26, 2022 – New Gene Editing Strategy Could Lead to Treatments for People Born with Inherited Diseases of the Immune System – Science Daily
September 20, 2022 – Stem Cell and Gene Therapy Agency Funds Clinical Trial for a Functional Cure for HIV – CIRM
September 9, 2022 – Stem Cell-Based Therapy to Produce GDNF Found Safe in Human Trial – ALS News Today
August 23, 2022 – Can We Stop the Heart From Aging? This Landmark Genetic Study Is a Start – Singularity Hub
August 22, 2022 – Mild Electric Shocks to the Brain May Protect Older People from Memory Loss – The Guardian
August 18, 2022 – Israeli Scientists Develop AI to Treat Cancer – The Jerusalem Post
August 17, 2022 – Chinese Scientists Develop New ‘Controllable and Reversible’ Gene-Editing Technique – South China Morning Post
August 16, 2002 – CRISPR Finds Alzheimer’s Clues in Brain’s Cleaning Crew – Fierce Biotech
July 20, 2022 – Scientists Develop Blueprint for Turning Stem Cells into Sensory Interneurons – Phys Org
July 19, 2022 – FDA to Speed Up Review of Novel CAR-T Cell Therapy for Rare Forms of Lymphoma and Leukemia – Cure Today
July 12, 2022 – Edits to a Cholesterol Gene Could Stop the Biggest Killer on Earth – Technology Review
July 6, 2022 – Nanotechnology Advances Regenerative Medicine: Bone Formation Comes Down to the Nanowire – Sci Tech Daily
July 1, 2022 – The First CRISPR Gene-Editing Drug is Coming — Possibly as Soon as Next Year – Fast Company
June 12, 2022 – Pfizer-BioNTech Shot for Children Under 5 Safe and Effective, FDA Staff Says – The Washington Post
June 10, 2022 – ADA: Beta Bionics’ Automated Insulin Pump Slashes Glucose Levels, Diabetes Distress in Type 1 Patients – Fierce Biotech
May 31, 2022 – Gene Therapy’s Comeback: How Scientists are Trying to Make It Safer – Nature
May 19, 2022 – Scientists Develop ‘Off the Shelf’ Engineered Stem Cells to Treat Aggressive Brain Cancer – Medical Xpress
May 17, 2022 – CDC Expresses Concern About Possibility of Undetected Monkeypox Spread in U.K. – STAT
May 11, 2022 – Transfusion of Brain Fluid from Young Mice is a Memory-Elevating Elixir for Old Animals – STAT
May 4, 2022 – Nanoparticles Are the Future of Medicine – Researchers Are Experimenting With New Ways to Design Tiny Particle Treatments for Cancer – The Conversation
May 2022 – Parkinson’s: Promising Stem Cell Treatment Reverses Symptoms in Rodents – Medical News Today
April 18, 2022 – Tumors Partially Destroyed with Sound Don’t Come Back – Michigan News
April 6, 2022 – Stem Cell Therapy for Heart Disease: What You Need to Know – The Niche
April 4 , 2022 – Scientists engineer a bacteria to produce a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease – Interesting Engineering
March 29, 2022 – Miniature Medical Robots Step Out from Sci-fi – Nature
March 21, 2022 – Nano-Improvements to Rheumatoid Arthritis Stem Cell Therapy Show Success – AZO Nanon
March 15, 2022 – Visionary Progress – The Current
February 28, 2022 – FDA Approves Second CAR-T Cancer Therapy to Treat Multiple Myeloma, Opening the Door for Greater Access – Stat News
February 28, 2022 – Intellia Now Has the Data for No. 1 Unanswered Gene Editing Question: Does It Last? – Fierce Biotech
February 21, 2021 – First Gene Therapy for Tay-Sachs Disease Successfully Given to Two Children – IFLScience
February 16, 2022 – Woman Becomes Third Person to Be Cured of HIV After Researchers Use New Stem Cell Method – People
February 10, 2022 – Heart-Disease Risk Soars After COVID — Even with a Mild Case – Nature
February 8 , 2022 – Stimulating Spinal Cord Helps Paralyzed People to Walk Again – Nature
February 2, 2022 – Researchers Label Early CAR-T Therapy Patient ‘Cured’ After Living a Decade Without Cancer – STAT
February 2, 2002 – Biden Relaunches ‘Cancer Moonshot’ Initiative Aimed at Halving Rate of Cancer Deaths by 2047 – CNN
January 27, 2022 – Long-Haul COVID Comes into Focus Thanks to St. Louis Coctor’s Research – STL NPR
January 27, 2022 – Stem Cell Agency Board Approves Two Early-Stage Research Programs Targeting Cartilage Damage – CIRM
January 13, 2022 – Epstein-Barr Virus May be Leading Cause of Multiple Sclerosis – Harvard News
January 10, 2022 – First Transplant of a Genetically Altered Pig Heart into a Person Sparks Ethics Questions – STAT
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