Monthly Archives: May 2007


Mice Regenerate Hair Follicles

Researchers have rebuffed conventional wisdom and shown that adult mice can regenerate hair follicles and hair after wounding. The finding suggests new directions for designing treatments for wounds, hair loss and other degenerative skin disorders. Continue reading

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Opossum Genome Shows Value in “Junk” DNA

The opossum genome, the first marsupial genome to be sequenced, gives scientists interesting insight into human evolution. Continue reading

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Gene Expression Profiling in Mice Can Predict Risk of Skin Lesions Progressing to Cancer – May 20, 2007

A new study has shown that microarray technology, which allows researchers to simultaneously compare the degree to which hundreds of genes are expressed (converted into proteins), now makes it possible to more definitively identify skin lesions in mice that are thought to be at high risk of progressing to a type of cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).
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NIH Study Tracks Brain Development in 500+ Children across U.S. – May 18, 2007

Investigators funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have released the first data from an effort to track normal brain development in hundreds of children growing up near six U.S. cities.
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Scientists Develop Method to Track Immune System Enzyme in Live Animals – May 17, 2007

Scientists supported by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) at the National Institutes of Health have created two mouse strains that will permit researchers to trace, in a live animal, the activity of an enzyme believed to play a crucial role both in the normal immune response as well as autoimmunity and B cell tumor development. Their report appears in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.
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Skin Cancer Information is Newest Offering on NIHSeniorHealth Website – May 17, 2007

Those who have reached middle age and beyond can remember when deep tans were thought to be beautiful and healthy. Back then, it was not widely recognized that hours spent sunbathing could increase the risk for skin cancer. It was not until the early 1980s that public health experts began to advise against tanning as one important way to reduce the risk of skin cancer. Older Americans concerned about this condition can learn more about it by visiting NIHSeniorHealth.gov, a Web site developed by the National Institutes of Health with the needs of older people in mind.
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The Quest for an Effective HIV Vaccine Presents New Possibilities, Challenges – May 16, 2007

A vaccine that prevents HIV infection remains an important goal in the fight against AIDS, but the current top HIV vaccine candidates may not work in this way, say scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water Causes Cancer in Lab Animals – May 16, 2007

Researchers announced today that there is strong evidence a chemical referred to as hexavalent chromium, or chromium 6, causes cancer in laboratory animals when it is consumed in drinking water. The two-year study conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) shows that animals given hexavalent chromium developed malignant tumors.
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National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day – May 16, 2007

Today, National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, we honor those who have dedicated themselves to promoting HIV/AIDS awareness and education among people of Asian and Pacific Island heritage. It is also a day to remember those whom we have lost to HIV/AIDS and to recommit ourselves to stopping this deadly disease from spreading within our communities.
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In Memoriam, Stephen E. Straus, M.D., First Director of NIH’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and Internationally Recognized Physician-Scientist – May 15, 2007

Stephen E. Straus, M.D., 60, the first director of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), died of brain cancer May 14, 2007, at his home in Potomac, Maryland. Continue reading

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