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  • NEWS Jun 22 2006

    Xiaodong Wang Wins $1 Million Shaw Prize

    Xiaodong Wang, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, who discovered mechanisms responsible for cell death, has been awarded the $1...
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    Parkinson's Disease Mechanism Discovered

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed defects in a critical cellular pathway that can lead to the death of dopamine-producing nerve cells and ultimately symptoms of Parkinson's...
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    Long-Term Changes in Experience Cause Neurons to Sprout New Long-Lasting Connections

    Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have discovered that neurons in the brains of mice sprout robust new connections when the animals are adjusting to new experiences. The new connections...
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