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___________________________________________________________________________ HUM-MOLGEN: Call for Assistant News Editors => http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/04-2003/msg01.html ___________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - October 21, 2003 - http://hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, W. Kalle, A.W.I. Lo, R.V. Nemade, U. Sattler, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - A Genetic Basis For Individual Memory Differences People with an unusual variant of one neurotransmitter receptor have worse memory than those with the more common variant. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg29.html - Fighting Fever Treatments for fever without the adverse side effects of current medication may be on the horizon. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg28.html - DNA Vaccine Could Slow Leukemia Progression A DNA vaccine can slow disease progression and prolong survival in a mouse model of leukemia. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg27.html - Malaria Parasite Takes Advantage Of Liver The parasite that causes malaria exploits one of the body's own chemicals to cause infection. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg26.html - Pulsed Drug Delivery From Polymers Scientists report a novel polymer-based pulsed drug delivery system designed to release accurate doses of drugs from an implant at predetermined times. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg25.html - Defect In Killer Cells Explains Rare Genetic Disease Sscientists show that the protein AP-3, a mutant of which is present in individuals with Hermansky-Pudlak syndrome type 2 (HPS2), is required by T cells to kill infected cells. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg24.html - Different Ways To Present A Virus Scientists show that the ability of specialized immune cells to pick up viral particles from their surroundings and use them to alert other immune cells is an important element in fighting viral infections. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg23.html - Gene Influencing Susceptibility To Asthma Identified Scientists report the identification of a genetic variant that is associated with susceptibility to the disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg22.html - RNA May Boost Rogue Prions The studies help elucidate the mechanisms behind prion diseases, such as bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE) and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg21.html - Fourteen Grand Challenges in Global Health announced Grant proposals sought to overcome scientific roadblocks to addressing the diseases of the developing world http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg20.html - New Treatment Significantly Improves Long-term Outlook For Breast Cancer Survivors International clinical trial concludes women should consider taking letrozole after five years of tamoxifen treatment to continue to reduce risk of recurrence http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg19.html - Beyond Genes: Scientists Venture Deeper Into the Human Genome International Effort - ENCODE Project Seeks to Identify All Functional Elements in Human DNA http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg18.html - Tissue engineering advance MIT engineers report a new approach to creating three-dimensional samples of human tissue that could ultimately lead to therapeutic applications and replacement organs. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg17.html - Researchers Neutralize SARS Virus in Lab Tests Advancement Toward Potential Treatment and Prevention of SARS to be Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Infectious Disease Society of America http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg15.html - Beyond Genes: Scientists Venture Deeper into the Human Genome ENCODE Project Seeks to Identify All Functional Elements in Human DNA http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg14.html - Human Epigenome Project Epigenomics AG and The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute announced today an agreement to fund and carry out the first phase of the Human Epigenome Project (HEP). http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg13.html - Emerging Biogenerics Market To Show 135% Annual Growth Worldwide Generic Biologics Market to Reach $12 Billion by 2010. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg12.html - Nanolaser may help extend life-spans by rapidly analyzing possible neuroprotectant drugs Preventing mitochondria from turning ugly may postpone Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's diseases. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg11.html - Natural Chemical Curbs Neuropathic Pain A naturally occurring protein might hold the key to alleviating neuropathic pain. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg10.html - How HIV Dodges The Body's Defense HIV replicates in human cells by disabling an innate protection mechanism. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg09.html - Cystic Fibrosis And Sperm Fertility Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator (CFTR), which are responsible for the lung problems seen in cystic fibrosis patients, may also stop sperm from working normally. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg08.html - Therapeutic Cloning In Parkinsonian Mice In the first example of therapeutic cloning for treating a brain disorder, scientists have used dopamine neurons derived from cloned mouse embryonic stem (ES) cells to treat mice with a Parkinson-like condition. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg07.html - Anticancer Drug Explained Researchers are beginning to understand how a particular anticancer drug -- known as 17-AAG -- can kill off cancer cells and leave healthy neighbours unharmed. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/10-2003/msg06.html - Contact Genetic News editors news@hum-molgen.org Biotechnical requests and sources http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnology - 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