The CDI Experts: Olivier Loudig Hunts Cancer in the Biomarkers
Fourteen wells, loaded with buffer, ready to go. Precise calculations of concentration and distribution, to avoid contamination. Arranging the samples…
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NJ Chamber of Commerce Group Sees CDI Science in Action
Some of New Jersey’s most influential companies and organizations caught a glimpse of the breakthrough science at Hackensack Meridian Health’s…
CDI Researcher Talks TB’s Microbiological Riddle at Medical School
Tuberculosis kills more than 1.5 million people each year, mostly in the developing world. But even for those in the…
Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation to Host Genomic Medicine Symposium
Genomic medicine’s groundbreaking treatments, and its future promise, will be the focus of a full-day symposium at the Hackensack Meridian Health Center…
CDI Researcher Gives Update on Bone Marrow Models in American Cancer Society Grant
The differences in blood vessels in the bone marrow – which mean life and death for thousands of cancer patients…
The CDI Experts: Veteran Microbiologist Kreiswirth Has Big Plans for Bugs
Every decade or so, it seems, Barry Kreiswirth has a new scourge to tackle in his laboratory. There was the…
Hackensack Meridian Health Experts Talk Finding Funding
Funding is the crucial ingredient of scientific research. The experts at Hackensack Meridian Health, who know best about finding grants…
CDI Hosts Meeting Discussing New Antibiotic Plans – Down to the Molecule
Last May, David S. Perlin, Ph.D., the chief scientific officer and senior vice president of Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for…
Bacterial Communication Focus of CDI Lecture
Bacteria which are normally harmless when found in low amounts promptly activate and begin attacking a host once they have…
Center for Discovery and Innovation Director Perlin Named ‘Outstanding Scientist’ by MDAdvantage
David S. Perlin, Ph.D., the chief scientific officer and senior vice president of the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation,…
Hackensack Meridian Health and Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center Join New York Genome Center as[...]
Hackensack Meridian Health and the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center consortium have become the newest institutional associate members of the New York…
Pediatric Cancer Specialists Join CDI, Taking Aim At Brain Tumors
Two renowned physicians who are specialists in pediatric cancer have joined the Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation…
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Fight Against Drug Resistance Undermined by Lack of New Antibiotics
A lack of new antibiotics, along with declining investments worldwide, currently hinders the fight against rising drug-resistant infections, according to…
Novel Coronavirus Spreads in China, International Community Responds
A new coronavirus being compared to the SARS viral spread of 2003 continues to spread in a central Chinese province…
New Killer T Cell Discovered, Touted as Possible Universal Cancer Therapy
A new type of T-cell receptor which recognizes and kills most cancer types could be a “universal” cancer therapy, according…
Science, Less Smoking Lead to Largest Ever Single-Year Drop in Cancer Mortality
Decreases in smoking and medical breakthroughs have produced the largest-ever single-year drop in cancer mortality, according to a new report…
FDA Approves Ebola Vaccine in ‘Critical Milestone’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Ervebo, the first such vaccine for the prevention of Ebola virus disease (EVD),…
Deadly fungus spreads in N.J. with more than 100 confirmed cases
A deadly drug-resistant fungus is spreading in New Jersey. Candida auris, which is typically found in healthcare facilities that take…
Why the huge surge in EEE cases?
From STAT News: Federal rules requiring quick sample disposal mean we may never know why there is the “massive” increase…
Winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in medicine figured out how our cells adapt to[...]
From Apple News: This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work focused on understanding how…
Stuart Levy, microbiologist who sounded alarm on antibiotic resistance, dies at 80
Stuart B. Levy, a physician and microbiologist who sounded the alarm on the dangers of antibiotic resistance, demonstrating that drugs…
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future?
From The New England Journal of Medicine: Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? Read…
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says… Read More
2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
Top doctors fighting Ebola quickly used the case on Tuesday to press the message that people can recover from the…