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April 23, 2009

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-	Gut Hormone Aids Malnourished Dialysis Patients Daily treatment with the gut hormone ghrelin is effective in sustaining an improved appetite in patients on dialysis.
-	Urine Test for Kidney Disease Scientists have developed a new test for detecting kidney disease.
-	Enzyme Regulator of Attention Provides Insights into ADHD Scientists have discovered a key enzyme in the brain of rats that helps regulate attention and hyperactivity.
-	Assembling Large DNA Molecules in a Test Tube Scientists have developed a method for assembling short pieces of DNA into one long molecule in a test tube.
-	Gene Elements That Control Cell Evolution Three large studies unravel the network underlying the genetic elements that control how cells transform and evolve from precursors to mature cells.
-	Stem Cells Generate New Eggs in Adult Mice Mammalian ovaries might retain their capacity to generate new eggs during adulthood, suggests a study.
-	Cancer Genomics Hits Its Stride A look back at the achievements of cancer genomics, and forward to the prospect that the complete DNA sequencing of large numbers of cancers will help us move towards a deeper understanding of how to treat cancers.
-	New Approach to Cancer Treatment A new drug that shows robust anti-tumour activity in a preclinical mouse model of cancer, is reported.