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Gladstone in the News December 3, 2023

Genetic Mechanisms Linking Maternal Diabetes and Birth Defects Uncovered

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News—In addition to genetic changes, environmental factors are associated with the development of birth defects. A new study led by Deepak Srivastava, president of Gladstone Institutes, reveals how maternal diabetes alters a small subset of cells in the developing heart in a way that can lead to congenital heart defects.

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Article July 3, 2018

Roddenberry Gift Ushers Gladstone Stem Cell Research into the Future

The path to medical breakthroughs lies in bold, ambitious science

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Article January 17, 2017

Scientists Discover Drug that Increases “Good” Fat Mass and Function

Anti-cancer drug prevented less weight gain and caused mice to burn more calories thanks to higher levels of metabolism-boosting brown fat.

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Article January 11, 2016

Brain Receptor Regulates Fat Burning in Cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered an unusual regulator of body weight and the metabolic syndrome: a molecular mechanism more commonly associated with brain cells.

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Article January 5, 2016

Insulin-Producing Pancreatic Cells Created from Human Skin Cells

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have successfully converted human skin cells into fully-functional pancreatic cells.

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Article April 27, 2015

Gladstone Scientists Discover Potential New Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis

Finding could have implications for other autoimmune disorders, such as type I diabetes.

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Article November 17, 2014

Virology Research Goes Viral

Advances made in the fields of virology and immunology often spread from one disease to another.

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Article June 20, 2014

From a Skin Cell Comes Brain, Heart, Liver, and Pancreas Cells

With his unique combination of biology and chemistry, Gladstone’s Sheng Ding is quickly becoming a tour-de-force in the field of regenerative medicine.

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Article February 6, 2014

Building the Tools that Fight Type 1 Diabetes

A cure for type 1 diabetes has long eluded even the top experts. Not because they do not know what must be done—but because the tools did not exist to do it.

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February 5, 2014

Scientists Reprogram Skin Cells into Insulin-Producing Pancreas Cells

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A cure for type 1 diabetes has long eluded even the top experts. Not because they do not know what must be done—but because the tools did not exist to do it.

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March 27, 2012

Gladstone Scientists Identify Key Mechanism Involved in Type 2 Diabetes

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered a key protein that regulates insulin resistance—the diminished ability of cells to respond to the action of insulin and which sets the stage for the development of the most common form of diabetes.

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August 17, 2011

Gladstone Scientist Identifies Gene that Exacerbates Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Diabetes

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered how a gene known as SIRT3 contributes to a suite of health problems sweeping across America, offering new insight into how to combat these potentially fatal conditions.

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