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February 14, 2006

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-	Teach Yourself Genetics An expert lends a helping hand by listing the best online sites for genetic education that will help inform everyone from scientists to complete novices.
-	Regenerating Fertility Using Adult Stem Cells An elegant system that may restore fertility in men after treatment for cancer is described.
-	A Taste Of The Unexpected Study reports that people's expectations of a taste modify activity in the primary taste areas of the brain.
-	Releasing Immune Cells From The Bone Marrow Study reveals a new function of chemical signals called 'chemokines'.
-	Instant Replay May Help Form Memories Study shows that cells in the brains of rats immediately replay new experiences in reverse, much like a rewinding video.
-	Psychological Adjustment and Knowledge About Hereditary Hemochromatosis in a Clinic-Based Sample: A Prospective Study This study assessed psychological adjustment and quality of life relative to population-based norms and knowledge about hereditary hemochromatosis in a sample of 101 patients who attended a hemochromatosis clinic.
-	Doctor's Expertise and Managing Discrepant Information from Other Sources in Genetic Counseling: A Conversation Analytic Perspective The study examines a recurrent interactional pattern in genetic counseling.
-	Perceptions and Attitudes about HFE Genotyping Among College-Age Adults Young adults view HFE genotyping positively and report few disadvantages, but prefer the iron test for its information about current health.
-	Care of the Self and Patient Participation in Genetic Discourse: A Foucauldian Reading of the Surgeon General's “My Family Health Portrait” Program This essay argues that current analyses of the power of genetics discourse are grounded in an improper reading that disempowers patients.
-	“SLANG”— Sensitive Language and the New Genetics — an Exploratory Study This paper presents the results from a pilot study and discusses the implications for health professionals with particular reference to medical genetics settings.
-	Sequential Down Syndrome Screening: The Importance of First and Second TrimesterTest Correlations when Calculating Risk Researchers evaluated an approximation where the post-test risk from the first trimester screening is used as the new a priori risk for the second trimester screening.
-	Risk-Reduction Surgery Decisions in High-Risk Women Seen for Genetic Counseling This report describes uptake of risk-reduction mastectomy (RRM), risk-reduction oophorectomy (RRO), and related factors in 62 high-risk women who received genetic counseling.
-	The Importance of Written Information Packages in Support of Case-Finding Within Families at Risk for Inherited High Cholesterol To detect blood relatives undiagnosed for Inherited High Cholesterol at a presymptomatic stage, in the Netherlands written information packages are available to facilitate family communication.
-	Knowledge and Attitudes Toward a Free Education and Ashkenazi Jewish Carrier Testing Program Study demonstrated that an educational carrier screening program increased knowledge about the disorders and also produced mild anxiety regarding personal and reproductive risks.
-	TOP 20 Biologics now with sales of US$ 37.7 bln in 2005 The TOP 20 blockbuster recombinant proteins and antibodies achieved record sales of US$ 37.7 bln in the year 2005 while combined sales of the 12 TOP selling classes of recombinant proteins and antibodies reached the US$ 50 bln threshold.