Dartmouth researchers achieve better long-term control of drug-resistant breast cancer growth in mice by switching between estrogen and anti-estrogen therapies.
Research
New Hampshire Cancer Researchers Find Cellular Evidence Behind Lasting Immune Response in Some Cancer Survivors
Researchers at Dartmouth’s and Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center (NCCC) have found that a certain subpopulation of cells that enters a patient’s skin and blood during immunotherapy is behind the excellent and long-lasting immune responses to cancer that some survivors develop.
Geisel Researchers Receive $2.1 Million Grant to Implement Shared Decision Making Collaborative for Breast Cancer Treatments
A team of researchers at Geisel, led by Glyn Elwyn, MD, PhD, MSc, has received a $2.1 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute to develop a shared decision-making process to help women with breast cancer choose between surgical treatments.
Geisel Study Examines Regional Variation in Intensity of Fracture-Associated Prescription Drug Use
A Geisel-led study reveals that there is substantial variation across different regions of the country in the intensity of fracture-associated drug use among long-term care residents, and that areas with greater use of these prescription drugs experience higher fracture rates.
Geisel Professor George O’Toole Named Editor-In-Chief of The Journal of Bacteriology
The American Society for Microbiology has named George O’Toole, PhD, The Elmer R. Pfefferkorn, Ph.D. Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Geisel, as editor-in-chief of The Journal of Bacteriology effective July 1, 2021.
Study Reveals New Insights into the Link Between Sunlight Exposure and Kidney Damage in Lupus
A new collaborative study from researchers at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and the University of Washington and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), reveals unexpected insights into how skin exposure to ultraviolet light can worsen clinical symptoms in autoimmune diseases such as lupus.
Dartmouth Researchers Pilot FLASH Radiotherapy Beam Development for Treatment of Cancer
Dartmouth researchers convert a standard linear accelerator used for delivery of radiation therapy cancer treatment, to deliver an ultra-high-dose rate radiation therapy beam to patients “in a flash.”
Groundwork for COVID-19 Vaccine Laid at Dartmouth
Discoveries originating in a basic science lab at the Geisel School of Medicine are being used in the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine from the Pfizer/BioNTech partnership.
Dartmouth-led Research Featured in National Journal Focused on Health System Performance
New findings published by Dartmouth researchers and featured in a special issue of Health Services Research, are helping to generate new insights and knowledge about the prevalence, roles, and impact of integrated health systems.
Dartmouth Researchers Work to Reduce Child-Directed Food Marketing on Educational Websites
A new article, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine by a by a team of researchers and advocates including Dartmouth faculty, asserts that current gaps in the regulation of commercial educational websites are exposing children to unhealthy food marketing. The group is working with major food companies and the USDA to limit these practices.
Upcoming Events
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- bioMT Seminar: “Understanding the impact of imprinted serum antibody repertoire on subsequent influenza vaccine responses,” Jiwon Lee, PhD May 11, 2021
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- Celebrating Women’s Well-being and Leadership May 12, 2021
- Medicine Grand Rounds "Personalized Therapeutics Moving Beyond Precision Medicine", Lionel D. Lewis, MA, MB BCh, MD May 14, 2021
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- bioMT Seminar: Erin Reinhart (Ragusa Lab) May 18, 2021
- Pediatric Grand Rounds May 19, 2021
- DartCF Seminar: "Interrogating the role of oxygen and microbial interactions in the CF gut," Kaitlyn Barrack (O'Toole Lab) May 19, 2021
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