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March 22, 2005

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-	Visualizing Alzheimer Disease In The Living Brain Japanese scientists describe a new technique for seeing amyloid plaques in living brains using commonly available brain-scanning technology, an important step toward developing an early diagnostic test for this devastating disease.
-	RNAi Meets ALS Two reports show that RNA interference might have therapeutic effects against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
-	Predicting Stroke Risk In Sickle Cell Anemia Study provides a predictive model that can identify sickle cell anemia (SCA) patients at risk of stroke with greater accuracy and faster than current methods allow, which may be useful as a prognostic test.
-	Wnt Signals Two Ways To A Healthy Gut The same signal that ensures that there are cells available to keep your intestine replenished also controls a cell type that is required to defend against bacterial infection.
-	Tumour Warning In Blood Explained Italian researchers have established a genetic mechanism for the long-sought-after link between cancer and blood clotting disorders.
-	X Makes Its Mark Genetic secrets of one of the most intriguing of human chromosomes: the X chromosome revealed.
-	Vital Fertilization Factor Found Researchers have, for the first time, identified a protein on sperm that is essential for fusion with eggs during fertilization.