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June 8, 2004

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-	Genes Promoting Nerve, Other Cell Communications May Have Come From Bacteria Cell-signaling molecules may play a role in learning, memory, mental alertness, sleep patterns, and allergic responses.
-	Renal Physicians and NIH Release Web Tool to Coordinate Care for Kidney Patients Nephrology Consult Letter Template, a new web-based tool to improve coordination of care for kidney patients for Chronic Kidney Disease.
-	"Imagination" Helps Older People Remember to Comply with Medical Advice A healthy dose of "imagination" helps older people remember to take medications and follow other medical advice, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a part of the National Institutes of Health.
-	Fibroid Tumors Lack Crucial Structural Protein Researchers have discovered that fibroids have low levels of the protein dermatopontin.