Mice genetically cured of inheritable defects shield future human disease
California Institute of Technology scientists used cloning and gene injections to cure unborn mice of a nervous system defect causing shivering and early death. Genentech researchers report curing hormone-related infertility in mice. The work, first in animals, aims to illuminate gene function and potential future therapies.
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Calif
California Institute of Technology
Genentech Inc
San Francisco
Genentech
Timothy A. Stewart
Caltech Biology Division
Leroy Hood
Hood
Carol Readhead
Cell
Robert Lazzarini
National Institute of Neurologic and
Lazzarini
Caltech
Harvard University
Stewart and Hood
Associated Press
Jaundice pigment bilirubin seen as cancer fighting aid
Researchers from UC Berkeley and UCSF report bilirubin a bilirubin antioxidant may thwart cancer aging and inflammation. The study in Science says bilirubin neutralizes harmful oxygen radicals and matches vitamin E in protecting cell membranes. They caution human relevance remains to be proven and urge reexamining so called body wastes for potential beneficial roles.
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Washington
University of California
Berkeley
San Francisco
Roland Stocker
Stocker
Science
Alexander Glazer
Bruce Ames
Yoichiro Yamamoto
Antony McDonagh
Liver
Flu can trigger rare toxic shock syndrome in some patients
Research in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows severe flu can create a setup for Staphylococcus aureus to cause toxic shock syndrome. Nine flu patients developed TSS with six dying. experts urge vigilance when influenza worsens.
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Chicago
Athens
Journal of the American Medical Association
Bruce Dan
Kristine MacDonald
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota
MacDonald
Steven J. Sperber
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Charlottesville
J. Boyd Francis
Roanoke
Memorial Hospital
Federal
Centers For Disease Control
Atlanta
CDC
Susanne Gaventa
Dan
B.C
Alex Langmuir
New England Journal of Medicine
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