title

This special series of expert commentaries and interviews is part of a collaboration between Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute and Medscape and is designed to provide practicing clinicians with insight into how cutting-edge research from this world-famous research facility will translate into new diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches to patient management in the near and far term.

Commentary and Perspectives

  • A New Paradigm for Diabetes: Weight Control A New Paradigm for Diabetes: Weight Control   Even modest reductions in body weight can have huge benefits, so this is the direction that diabetes management should be taking.
  • Obesity as a Disease? 'It's Academic'   Now that the American Medical Association has declared obesity a disease, clinicians can move on from that debate and focus on the best management of their obese patients, says Dr. Steven Smith.
 

Developments to Watch

  • Sorting Out Cognitive Deficits in Down Syndrome Dr. Huaxi Xu from Sanford-Burnham and Dr. William Mobley from UC San Diego discuss their collaborative efforts in exploring the molecular roots of impaired memory in Down syndrome.
  • The Microbiome: Linking Bacteria, Health, and Disease   Researchers are beginning to understand the effects that the trillions of bacteria that live in humans have on health and disease. How might this affect the future of clinical practice?
  • Treating Heart Failure Through Cardiac Regeneration   Advances in technology have allowed researchers to stimulate damaged cardiac muscle cells to regenerate in patients with heart failure. How might this affect the future of clinical practice?
  • Cardiomyopathy at the Intersection of Bench and Bedside Dr. Chen from Sanford-Burnham and Dr. Judge from Johns Hopkins discuss their collaborative efforts in developing a human stem cell-based model for an inherited cardiomyopathy.
  • Treating Type 1 Diabetes With Stem Cells: A New Way Forward   Advances in technology have allowed for a new way to transplant stem cell-derived beta cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes. How might this affect the future of clinical practice?
  • Disease in a Dish: The Ultimate Personalized Medicine   Advances in stem cell technology have opened new avenues of research for identifying and personalizing treatments. How might this affect the future of clinical practice?