December 13, 2019

Does Keto Boost Sports Performance?
By Carla Garnett
Dr. Louise Burke, chief of nutrition strategy at the Australian Institute of Sport, presented “Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Exercise, Metabolism and Endurance Performance” at a recent seminar sponsored by NIDDK. Could carb-unloading help athletes reach the peak they’re pursuing?

Good Science Accounts for Bias, Prejudice, Saini Says
By Eric Bock
The best science challenges lazy thinking and looks beyond stereotypes, said Angela Saini, a British science journalist and broadcaster, in a recent lecture on “Gender, Race, and Power in Science,” at Lister Hill Auditorium, Bldg. 38A.
Salzberg Uses Latest Tech Tools to Find, Analyze Novel Genes
By Dana Talesnik
The global scientific community rejoiced when the first human genome was sequenced in the early 2000s. Now, as we continue to build upon that groundbreaking international research collaboration, is it possible there are more genes we haven’t yet discovered?
NCI’s Kochenderfer Wins Trailblazer Prize
By Dana Talesnik
NIH recently celebrated one of its own, Dr. James Kochenderfer, an investigator in NCI’s Surgery Branch, for his pioneering work developing T-cell transfer therapies for blood cancers. The Foundation for the NIH (FNIH) recently awarded Kochenderfer the second annual Trailblazer Prize for Clinician-Scientists.