news archive March 2003

• Solving A Parkinson Disease Side Effect
  The study suggests that using other drugs to counteract an unwanted effect of L-DOPA may be a promising way to improve treatment of the disease.
  
• It Takes Two To Build Blood Vessels
  Using the right combination of molecules is the key to creating stable blood vessels, and will be an important consideration when designing angiogenic therapies.
  
• A Direct Hit On Parkinson Disease
  Injecting a naturally occurring molecule directly into the brains of Parkinson disease patients may help alleviate their symptoms.
  
• Keeping Hematopoietic Stem Cells Young
  The discovery of a newly identified protein provides a ‘missing link’ in the long search for the exact conditions that allow blood stem cells to flourish.
  
• Mutations Of The X-Linked Genes Encoding Neuroligins NLGN3 And NLGN4 Are Associated With Autism
  A defect in two X-linked genes may abolish formation, stabilization or recognition of specific synapses essential for the communication processes that are deficient in individuals with autistic spectrum disorder.
  
• Stem Cell Fusion Repairs Damaged Liver
  Transplanted stem cells may repair liver damage by fusing with host cells.
  
• Spanish "Talking Glossary of Genetics" Launched Online
  A resource for Spanish-speaking people seeking a better understanding of recent advances in genetics and genomics
  
• HHS To Test Use Of Handheld Device Network For Transmitting Urgent Information About Biological Agents To Clinicians
  Bioterrorist possibility causes US Health and Human Services to use PDAs in communicating urgent information
  
• Metastasis Gene May Be Useful for Diagnosis and Treatment of Liver Cancer
  The gene for osteopontin may be a useful diagnostic marker for metastasis
  

• Healthy-On-Arrival Lung Transplants
  Researchers have found a way of increasing the efficiency of lung transplantation by protecting donor tissues.
  
• Lining Repair Signals Identified
  Study describes mechanism which allows epithelial cells to stand poised to promote their own healing.
  
• None Today, Hair Tomorrow
  Three steps are needed to turn skin stem cells into hair follicles, rather than other cell types.
  
• Test Reveals Obesity Subtypes
  Study suggests that obesity may not be one disease, but a collection of conditions, each with its own genetic identity.
  
• HIV's Sweet Revenge
  An ever-evolving sugar shield may thus help HIV-1 to escape the immune system.
  

• SARS and some preliminary histology
  SARS
  

• Recently published - Nature Genetics Ten-Year Retrospective (1992-2002)
  This special supplement reviews the scientific advances of the last ten years - and provides some insight into what lies ahead.
  
• Mutation Causes Motor Neuron Disease
  The findings could help hone in on the causes of related diseases.
  
• Safer Magic Bullets
  Researchers have found a way that could potentially avoid the debilitating side effects seen in patients taking a type of experimental cancer therapy.
  
• Insulin Regulation
  New insights into how glucose homeostasis is achieved.
  
• Mouse Model Provides Clues Into Effects Of Nerve Gas
  Compounds used as chemical warfare agents induce neurological damage by hampering the action of a specific enzyme.
  
• Autopsy Exposes Adverse Effects Of Alzheimer's Vaccine
  Scientists present the first analysis of the vaccine's effects on the human brain.
  
• Nature Publishing Group Announces The Launch Of The Signaling Gateway
  A new one-stop FREE resource for cell signaling research from the Alliance for Cellular Signaling (AfCS) and Nature Publishing Group (NPG).
  

• Protein Structure Initiative Center Maps Protein Universe
  Protein shapes that nature repeats over and over again constructs the billions of complex proteins that make up life
  
• Cowabunga! Scientists to Start Bovine Genome Project
  US NHGRI Approves Cow Sequencing; Launch Contingent on Funding
  
• Alcohol Researchers Relate a Genetic Factor to Anxiety in Women
  The culprit is the catechol-O-methyltranferase gene, or COMT, a major enzyme responsible for the metabolism of certain neurotransmitters
  

• Antibody-Producing Cells Need Stress
  Research produces new clues about how diseases, such as multiple myeloma, arise and may lead to new therapeutic targets.
  

Generated by News Editor 2.0 by Kai Garlipp
WWW: Kai Garlipp, Frank S. Zollmann.
7.0 © 1995-2023 HUM-MOLGEN. All rights reserved. Liability, Copyright and Imprint.