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LATEST NEWS
Harvard Medical School receives major NIH grant for galvanizing
translational science
May 28, 2008 - A new NIH grant will launch a center to transform
patient-oriented medical research at the School and create
an unprecedented level of unity and communication across the
University’s
disparate schools and affiliated medical centers. continue
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Intestinal bacteria promote—and prevent!—inflammatory
bowel disease
May 28, 2008 - A sugar molecule produced
by a beneficial bacterium in the intestinal microflora appears
to have anti-inflammatory effects that can mitigate symptoms
of colitis in experimental animals. When the molecule is administered to
animal models of colitis, disease symptoms did not develop. continue
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Smoklng is addictive, but quitting is contagious
May 21, 2008 - A study of 12,067 people
over a period of 32 years has found that people quit smoking in
droves. Through reconstructing the social network of the 12,067
individuals, researchers discovered that smoking cessation
occurs in network clusters. Those who continue to smoke are increasingly
pushed to the periphery of social networks. continue
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Complex invokes executive privilege over protein production
May 1, 2008 - Your cells do something akin to editing a major motion picture every day. They take raw footage in the form of genes and turn it into sophisticated proteins with lots of bells and whistles. Many different professionals play a role in this process, including the exon junction complex (EJC), which resembles a movie studio executive. HMS researchers recently turned the spotlight on the EJC. continue
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Sickest patients still struggle under new Medicare Part D
benefit
April 22, 2008 - While the new Medicare
Part D drug benefit has produced positive outcomes, the sickest patients
still skip medications for financial reasons. continue
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Genetic test offers clues about cardiac hypertrophy in children
April 9, 2008 - Some children with unexplained cardiac hypertrophy--a thickening of the heart muscle--harbor mutations in the same 10 genes responsible for the condition in many adults. Regardless of the age at which symptoms appear, cardiac hypertrophy can share common genetic roots. continue
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