14
Jul
2016
A year in review: 2016 Van Andel Research Institute Scientific Report now available
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Curious about what’s been going on in the Institute’s labs during the last year? Look no further—the 2016 Scientific Report is fresh... Read More
26
Jan
2016
Scientists identify potential “guardian” against neurodegeneration
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Jan. 26, 2016)—Stopping disruptions in cellular “trash removal” brought on by errors in molecular marks on DNA may guard... Read More
24
Nov
2015
Slower aging may protect cells in the brain from Parkinson’s disease
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. (Nov. 24, 2015)—Humans have long sought to reduce the effects of aging. Now, there may be another reason to... Read More
5
Nov
2015
TCGA findings provide molecular background for second most common kidney cancer
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Nov. 5, 2015)—Scientists with The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), a National Institutes of Health-funded project, have molecularly characterized two... Read More
27
Oct
2015
Potential new therapy for triple-negative breast cancer shows promise in laboratory studies
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Oct. 27, 2015)— Recent laboratory findings provide novel insight into potential new therapeutic approaches for triple-negative breast cancer, a... Read More
23
Sep
2015
Van Andel Research Institute, University of Toledo find way to combat brain cancer spread
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Sept. 21, 2015)— Scientists at the University of Toledo Health Science Campus (UT) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI)... Read More
14
Sep
2015
Van Andel Research Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory to develop lung cancer model
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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (September 14, 2015)—Scientists are developing a new tool to better study one of the deadliest types of lung cancer.... Read More
27
Aug
2015
Researchers mimic viral infection in colon cancer stem cells, identify druggable target to potentially root out disease, end relapse
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Note: This press release was written by Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Dr. Peter Jones, Van Andel Research Institute’s (VARI) research director, is a... Read More
27
Aug
2015
Researchers thwart cancer cells by triggering ‘virus alert’
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Note: This press release was written by John Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Stephen Baylin, who holds a joint appointment at Van Andel Research Institute... Read More
10
Aug
2015
Atomic-level defense secrets revealed
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EAST LANSING, Mich. (August 10, 2015) — Just as nations around the globe carefully guard their defense secrets, so do plants. New... Read More