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2003

Molecular Movies Catch Mitochondria Dividing - March 7, 2003.
Defects in mitochondria function are linked to a host of diseases, including Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer, and diabetes.

Blocking Protein Aggregates Reverses Disease in Mouse Model of Huntington's -February 7, 2003.
Congo red, a dye commonly used to stain amyloid in postmortem tissues, was remarkably effective in preventing death in cultured cells that had been transfected with expanded polyglutamine. The treatment proved effective in mouse models with Huntington's disease.

2002

Shadow Proteins In the Thymus Give Clues to Autoimmunity - October 25, 2002.
Discovery could shed light on how immune system tolerance is lost with diabetes, huntington's disease and other autoimmune illnesses.

The Next Big Thing in Mining the Genome - June 7, 2002.
Scientists have found a shortcut to help them begin searching for the genetic predispositions for the most widespread medical problems.

Old-line Antibiotic Seen to Save Neurons - May 17, 2002.
Minocycline findings may be applied to stroke and other neurodegenerative disease.

2001

China, U.S. Share Focus on Chronic Diseases - July 13, 2001.
Conference focuses on health care burdens brought on by advances in disease treatment.

Transplanted Fetal Nerve Cells Thrive in Brain - January 12, 2001.
Human fetal neurons transplanted into the brain of a 54-year-old man with Huntington's disease survived 18 months and appeared un-touched by the cellular destruction raging around them.