Nobel prize goes to cell biologist for protein routing
Rockefeller University scientist Guenther Blobel won the 1999 Nobel Prize in medicine for uncovering how proteins are directed to specific cell compartments. His “ZIP code” signals explain protein placement and relate to diseases like cystic fibrosis and kidney stones. Blobel will donate the prize to refurbish a German church, a synagogue, and a historic building in Italy.
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Brain pacemaker used to lift mood shows promise
Doctors implant a vagus nerve stimulator to treat severe untreatable low mood. The device sends electrical pulses from a chest pacemaker into the neck nerve, sending signals to mood regions of the brain. Early pilot results show about half of patients improve, with FDA approving a larger study.
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Michigan State vaccinating after student contracts meningitis
Hundreds of Michigan State University students line up for vaccines as a fellow student, Adam Busuttil, fights bacterial meningitis in hospital. Officials provide antibiotics to close contacts and offer free vaccines to all on campus through Nov 1, adding mass vaccination echoes a 1996 outbreak with 19 000 people vaccinated.
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