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Study Pinpoints Genetic Drivers of Lung Cancer’s Spread
July 02, 2009
Lung cancer cells hijack a master cellular signal and use it to seed deadly new tumors in the brain, bone marrow, and other organs. Moresmall arrow


Multiple Sclerosis: A New Theory for Why Repair of the Brain’s Wiring Fails
July 01, 2009
Scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that damage to nerve cells in people with multiple sclerosis accumulates because the body’s natural mechanism for repairing the nerve coating called myelin stalls out. Moresmall arrow


Eat Less, Live Longer: Unraveling the Connection
June 24, 2009
Researchers have identified two proteins that begin to explain how radically slashing calories leads to a longer life. Moresmall arrow


Massagué Selected to Receive Frontiers of Knowledge Award
June 17, 2009
Joan Massagué honored for elucidating one of the fundamental processes that control cell division. Moresmall arrow


New Strategy Rapidly Reveals Targets for MicroRNA Gene Regulation
June 17, 2009
A new method promises to cut through the stubborn problem of determining the precise targets of microRNAs – the tiny but powerful bits of nucleic acid that tweak gene expression to influence many aspects of health and human disease. Moresmall arrow


Jeffrey Friedman Awarded Shaw Prize
June 16, 2009
Friedman honored for research leading to discovery of hormone that regulates appetite and body weight. Moresmall arrow


HHMI Expands Support of Postdoctoral Scientists
June 16, 2009
HHMI is expanding collaborations with the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund, the Helen Hay Whitney Foundation, the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, and the Life Sciences Research Foundation to increase support for outstanding postdoctoral researchers. Moresmall arrow


Sperm’s Genes Packaged with Instructions for Development
June 14, 2009
New research shows that a father’s sperm passes along a previously unrecognized set of instructions that helps guide the early development of his children. Moresmall arrow


HHMI Issues Notice of Fraudulent Activity
June 12, 2009
A statement regarding fraudulent activity involving checks that are purported to be from HHMI. Moresmall arrow


New Images May Improve Vaccine Design for Deadly Rotavirus
June 11, 2009
A new molecular portrait of rotavirus may help researchers design more effective vaccines against the lethal gastrointestinal infection that kills 500,000 children annually. Moresmall arrow

   

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