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July 6, 2005

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-	Scientists Discover How Nipah Virus Enters Cells Nipah and Hendra viruses use a cell surface receptor, Ephrin-B2, as the doorway to get inside cells.
-	Women’s Health Study Finds Vitamin E Does not Protect Women from Heart Attack, Stroke, or Cancer Vitamin E supplements do not protect healthy women against heart attacks and stroke, according to a long-term clinical trial of the effect of vitamin E and aspirin on both the prevention of cardiovascular disease and of cancer.
-	Protein Structure Initiative Advances to Rapid Production Phase With the announcement of 10 new research centers, the Protein Structure Initiative (PSI) launches the second phase of its national effort to find the three-dimensional shapes of a wide range of proteins.
-	Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Latest analysis of large clinical trial shows that among diabetics, the less costly diuretics are at least as effective and may be more beneficial for some people.
-	Cancer Drug Slows Poxvirus in Mice Gleevec might be useful as a preventive against adverse effects of smallpox vaccine.