news archive December 2003

• New method of identifying and isolating stem cells developed
  The new animal model was successfully tested by isolating and characterizing skin stem cells.
  
• Chimp Genome Assembled
  Draft Sequence Aligned With Human Genome
  

• Mouse model of human pancreatic cancer
  Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created bioengineered mice that develop aggressive, fatal pancreatic cancer through the same genetic mishaps that cause the disease in humans.
  
• Novel strategy to help prevent transplant rejection
  It is possible to help prevent organ rejection using a novel strategy that redirects the body's immune response instead of suppressing it.
  
• Biodegradable Gene Carrier
  New Polymer Material that Delivers Genes into Cells
  

• Web-based Exhibit Marks the 25th Anniversary of the Home Pregnancy Test
  NIH Scientists Pioneered Research into Reproductive Hormone Radioimmunoassay
  
• Yeast Model Yields Insights Into Parkinson’s Disease
  Alpha-synuclein biology and Parkinson's Disaease
  
• Early Treatment of Blinding Eye Disease in Infants Can Prevent Severe Vision Loss
  Clinical trial publishes new findings.
  

• RNA Interferes With Parkinson Gene
  Researchers have created a mouse model of Parkinson disease using a technique called viral-mediated RNA interference (RNAi).
  
• VEGF-C Prevents Internal Drowning
  Researchers identify a critical factor, vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C), which is required to develop and maintain the lymphatic system.
  
• Novel Protein Rations Iron
  Study identifies a protein important in regulating iron stores in the body.
  
• Arthritic Clue
  The study may help us to understand the causes and molecular mechanisms of some forms of human rheumatoid arthritis.
  
• Ecstasy Cools Down
  The discovery may lead the way to counteracting the potentially lethal hyperthermia induced by this drug.
  
• Gender Benders
  This research is a step closer to understanding how the Y chromosome gene Sry drives the development of testes.
  
• Biofilm Barrier
  Research suggest that co-treatment, with an antibiotic and a compound that targets a specific glucan in the biofilm, might help to overcome antibiotic resistance.
  

• Gene may protect against heart disease rather than be harmful as previously thought
  A genetic pathway whose activity was suspected to advance heart disease by increasing inflammation in the blood vessels and arteries feeding the heart may actually protect against it at least in laboratory mice.
  

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