Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have discovered a key to growing new blood vessels. Their finding could lead to new treatments to improve blood flow in ischemic tissue, where blocked blood vessels prevent nourishment of surrounding tissue, such as that found in atherosclerosis and peripheral vascular disease associated with … [Read more...]
To Treat Cancer, Give It A Lifeline
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we’re highlighting the work our scientists are doing toward the next generation of breast cancer therapies. Providing more oxygen to a tumor might seem like exactly the wrong way to treat cancer. But Masanobu Komatsu, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Cardiovascular Metabolism Program and the NCI-designated Cancer Center at Sanford … [Read more...]
Food Science: Exploring the Link Between Sugar Receptors in the Gut and Metabolism
We all know about taste receptors on the tongue. But did you know other organs also “taste” sugars or even artificial sweeteners through the same receptors? Dr. George Kyriazis, Investigator at the Florida Hospital Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI-MD) and Assistant Professor at the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) in … [Read more...]