(American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Researchers report on a previously unknown relationship between stem cell potency and the metabolic rate of their mitochondria -- a cell's energy makers. Stem cells with more active mitochondria also have a greater capacity to differentiate and are more likely to form tumors. »»»

(Boston University) Boston Medical Center has received a $5,807,469 grant over five years from the National Institute on Aging to fund the Boston Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. BMC's Pepper Center is one of only 11 Pepper Centers in the country. »»»

(NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences) Advances in information technology have shaped not only how we find or share information, but also how we make new medicines. A project just funded by NIH plans to take computer-aided drug design to the next level. The University of Michigan will lead the effort to expand and enhance the molecular data needed to develop computer programs that more accurately predict potential drug candidates. »»»