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March 21, 2006

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-	Defective Immune System Response to Smallpox Vaccine Detailed in New Study People with Eczema May Benefit From Finding
-	Speeding Neuro-communications Electrical impulses foster myelination of brain cells, speeding communications.
-	New Diagnostic: A Unique Molecular Profile for Lung Cancer microRNAS are a new class of diagnostic and prognotic tools to help predict tumor aggressiveness for lung cancer.
-	A Boost for Customized Drugs: Antidepressant Response Depends On Genetics Different versions of the serotonin 2A receptor gene are found to influence antidepressant response.