Genetics

Gene therapy discovery triggers hope for glaucoma patients

The protein tau is essential to the function of cells in the brain and central nervous system, but when over-produced under certain conditions, it forms tangles that clog the cells' internal structures. These tangles have ...

Oncology & Cancer

Q&A: Finding novel therapies for childhood cancer

Since the first time she treated a child with neuroblastoma, Giselle Saulnier Sholler wanted to do the impossible for her patients. Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children with roughly 700 new ...