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September 5, 2007

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-	HIV Treatment Changes Body Shape The emerging side effects of HIV treatment and their implications for patients are reviewed (Free article).
-	New Drug To Treat Schizophrenia A clinical trial describes a drug that works effectively in people with schizophrenia by targeting glutamate-mediated neurotransmission.
-	Stop That Itch! Immune cells in the skin secrete a chemical that limits the inflammatory response to poison ivy and sunburn.
-	Restraining Allergic Responses A cellular process crucial for preventing allergy is presented in a paper published online.
-	The Genetics Of Human Height A variant in a gene called HMGA2 is associated with differences in adult and childhood height in the general population.
-	A Three-In-One Approach To Cancer Vaccines A single chemical structure that incorporates three vaccine components could prove powerful in treating cancer.
-	Development And Disease Focus The September 2007 issue of Nature Cell Biology focuses on Development and Disease, and includes a series of six FREE articles highlighting how development gone awry can cause disease.
-	Adult Stem Cell With Muscle A ready source of muscle progenitor cells might be useful for treating diseases that involve muscle atrophy, such as muscular dystrophy.
-	Human Embryonic Stem Cells Do A Heart Good Heart attacks may respond to treatment with cells derived from human embryonic stem (ES) cells.
-	Prion Structure Unfolds Researchers have discovered how structural changes between different prion strains can influence their infectivity and change the phenotypes they cause.
-	MicroRNA Involved In Embryonic Patterning MicroRNAs, small single-stranded RNA molecules that help regulate gene expression, may have an important role in embryonic patterning.
-	Type 2 Diabetes All In The Mind? The brain may have a previously unrecognized role in type 2 diabetes.
-	New Method Sets Stem Cells Apart Researchers have devised a way to distinguish between two similar, yet vitally different, proliferative cell types found in the developing brain.
-	Mouse Model Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder An unusually anxious, compulsively overgrooming mouse is presented as a possible model for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).