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__________________________________________________________________________ 14th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference Bridging: Biology | Chemistry | Business February 27 - March 2, 2007 | San Francisco, CA http://www.tri-conference.com __________________________________________________________________________ INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS HUM-MOLGEN News Alert - December 07, 2006 - http://hum-molgen.org DIAGnostics - Clinical Research (professional requests) http://hum-molgen.org/clinical-research/ - Multiple genetic disorders in one individual http://hum-molgen.org/bb/Forum2/HTML/000180.html - Post diagnostic request / call for collaboration http://hum-molgen.org/diagnostic-posting or contact admin@hum-molgen.org Genetic News by T.M. D'Souza, S. Chandler, T. Dalaya, R. Kimmel, K. Markey, J. Mill, La Merie S.L,R. Nemade, D. Sharma, F.S. Zollmann http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen - Auditory Repetition And Dyslexia Study reports that some dyslexic individuals have trouble encoding regularities in repeated sets of sounds. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000020.html - An Unexpected Mechanism Of Pain A naturally produced pain reliever can exacerbate certain pain states rather than attenuate them in rodents. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000019.html - High Times For Memory The active ingredient in marijuana -- tetrahydrocannabinoid or THC -- interferes with synchronized activity between neurons in the hippocampus of rats. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000018.html - Problems With A Potential Alzheimer Disease Treatment Study results suggest that targeting the enzyme (BACE1) as a treatment for Alzheimer disease may produce significant adverse side effects. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000017.html - Fast 3D Imaging Of Brain Cell Networks A method of fast scanning microscopy that allows in vivo imaging of signalling in neuronal and glial cell networks is reported. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000016.html - Key To Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Study provides insights into the pathology of relapsing multiple sclerosis. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000015.html - Controlling The Enemy Within The constant presence of a population of 'regulatory' immune cells is essential for the prevention of autoimmune disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000014.html - Prime Cuts Loss of a key enzyme can substantially alter how the immune system recognizes tissue antigens. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000013.html - Special Focus On Front-Line Defense Sensors Focus papers on special immune proteins that detect the presence of invading pathogens in various hosts. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000012.html - Molecule Required For Bone Repair Identified A molecule that regulates the first steps of bone repair in mice is reported in a study. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000011.html - New Antibacterial Targets? Small molecules that bind to segments of RNA called riboswitches could represent a novel class of antibiotics. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000010.html - Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Copper Regulator Found Scientists have discovered a protein that controls gene expression in response to copper in the bacterium that causes most cases of tuberculosis and potentially a wide variety of other bacteria. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000009.html - How Primary Tumours Prepare Lung For Invasion Primary tumours prepare the lung for invasion by inducing factors that guide migration of both inflammatory and tumour cells to the lung. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000008.html - Cell Senescence Cancer Link Researchers now think they know why in the early stages of many cancers, the activation of certain tumour-forming genes goes hand-in-hand with cellular senescence. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000007.html - Words Roll Onto The Tongue People with synaesthesia - a 'crossing' of the senses - who can 'taste' words, begin to experience the taste sensation even before the word is actually spoken by them. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000006.html - Drug Promise For Renal Disease Study suggest that the drug (r)-roscovitine that alters renal cell proliferation may prove a useful treatment for polycystic kidney disease. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000005.html - Protein Monitors Arrested Eggs For DNA Damage A protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs has been identified. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000004.html - New Human DNA Map Unveiled Researchers have unveiled a human genome map which details how large chunks of DNA differ between individuals. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000003.html - Colon Cancer Stem Cells A specific type of colon cancer cell capable of initiating tumour growth in mice is identified and characterized. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000002.html - Genomic 'firestorms' underlie aggressive breast cancer progression Distinct genomic profiles useful for clinical diagnosis and therapy http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/12-2006/000001.html - Natural Killer Cells Can Be Induced to Fight Liver Cancer in Mice IL-12 and IL-18 together to induce Natural Killer cells may be a therapeutic regimen against tumors. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2006/000027.html - Inexpensive, Quick, and Accurate Test Detects H5N1 Infections Newly developed inexpensive "gene chip" test based on a single influenza virus gene allows quick identification of flu viruses, including avian influenza H5N1. http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2006/000026.html - New technology used to construct the first map of structural variation in the human genome Methods also applicable to disease diagnosis, drug response tests http://hum-molgen.org/NewsGen/11-2006/000025.html - Contact Genetic News editors WWW: http://hum-molgen.org/editors.html E-mail: news@hum-molgen.org Biomedical Positions http://hum-molgen.org/positions/ - Write a position announcement http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/positions.pdf 1) Set up account: http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?register 2) Post position(s): http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/positions.pl?login Biotechnical requests and sources http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnology - Post request or source http://hum-molgen.org/biotechnical-request-posting Literature http://hum-molgen.org/literature/ Events in bioscience and medicine http://hum-molgen.org/meetings/ - Post event (free) http://hum-molgen.de/cgi-bin/meetings.pl?login Registry of Biomedical Companies (1413 active entries) http://hum-molgen.org/companies/ Mailing List Administration (Join or leave the list) http://hum-molgen.org/subscribe-na/ Feedback contact admin@hum-molgen.org Advertise at HUM-MOLGEN http://hum-molgen.org/flyer/advertise.pdf contact FS Zollmann (dialogue@hum-molgen.org) __________________________________________________________________________ 14th International Molecular Medicine Tri-Conference Bridging: Biology | Chemistry | Business February 27 - March 2, 2007 | San Francisco, CA http://www.tri-conference.com __________________________________________________________________________ -- | INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FORUM IN HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS | HUM-MOLGEN - http://hum-molgen.org | (C) 1994-2006