news archive October 2000

• Ras oncogene supresses p53
• DNA test for colorectal ancer
• molecular basis of touch
• fundamental cell cycle switches
• Gene therapy and Parkinson's disease

• Studies On The Chemical Receptor P2X3 Offer Clues On How Animals Feel Pain
• Immunotherapy Of Human Cancer: Lessons From Mice [A Commentary]
• IL-7 Is Critical For Maintaining A Healthy Balance Of Naïve And Memory T Cells
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Can Alter The Early, Innate Immune Response

• Study Describes A Possible First Step In Making Memories Stick Around
• TGF-Betas May Be Involved In Determining Timing Of Vulnerability To Cell Death
• Specialized Brain System Involved In Both Recognition And Experience Of Disgust

• The Hormone 'Ghrelin' May Influence Body Weight

• Blooms syndrome gene function
• Putting muscle in the nucleus
• Gene found to contribute to deadly form of breast cancer
• Genetic defect in sporadic cases of the lung disorder
• Tracking a genetic basis for alcohol-related hypertension

• Evidence that the Way Germline Stem Cells Divide is Influenced by Support Cells
• Structural Basis of DNA Mispair Recognition in Mismatch-Repair Process Revealed
• Lack of Heat-Shock Factor 1 Protein (HSF1) May be Linked to Infertility in Mammals

• Arvid Carlsson, Paul Greengard and Eric Kandel receive the Nobel Prize in Medicine

• Study Shows Connection Between 3 Proteins Involved in Cancer

• NHLBI launches genomic applications initiative $37 million awarded in initial effort

• p53 independent cancer drug

• Study Sheds Light On How T Cells Interact With Donor Tissue Cells
• First Animal Model Of Mitochondrial Disease Produced
• Gene Implicated That Confers Risk For Type 2 Diabetes
• Potentially New Therapy For Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Fails In Clinical Trials
• Way Of Preventing Menopause In Cancer Patients Discovered
• Neural Stem Cells Can Give Rise To Skeletal Muscle
• Study Views How Human Mitochondrial tRNA Gene Mutations Cause Cellular Dysfunctions
• First Look At A Pilot Project To Determine Feasibility Of Structural Genomics
• New Technology Creates Beneficial Bacteria With Pathogen-Fighting Capabilities

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