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May 2009

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David H. Rowitch

Overlapping Mechanisms in CNS Development and Neurological Disease

Andrew Dillin

Connecting Mechanisms of Aging and Neuro-
degeneration

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. More

Multiple Sclerosis: A New Theory for Why Repair of the Brain’s Wiring Fails
July 01, 2009
New evidence suggests that damage to nerve cells in people with MS accumulates because the body’s mechanism for repairing the nerve coating called myelin stalls out. More

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. More

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

New Strategy Rapidly Reveals Targets for MicroRNA Gene Regulation
June 17, 2009
A new method will speed the identification of the targets of microRNAs – the tiny but powerful bits of nucleic acid that tweak gene expression to influence many aspects of health and human disease. More

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