Research at the McMaster University and the Cleveland Clinic and Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have uncovered how a protein long associated with Alzheimer’s disease helps lung cancer spread to the brain – offering hope that an existing drug could be repurposed in preventing cancer’s spread.
Findings from the researchers’ study of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine were published this week in a peer-reviewed journal. Phase 2 trials are underway.
PhD student Karen Joseph is studying the physical and mental health of aging autistic adults — a population that is sometimes left behind in a field where research typically focuses on children and youth.