HHMI News Copyright (c) 2005 Howard Hughes Medical Institute. HHMI News http://www.hhmi.org/news/top_stories.html en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:50:50 GMT Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:50:50 GMT 30 DIADEM Contestants Speed Mapping of Neurons http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20100902.html/RSS Multiple jury prizes were awarded in recognition of contributions advancing technology to automate an important but tedious component of neuroscience research. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:30:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/20100902.html/RSS RNA Structure By Rapid Fire http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/chang20100901.html/RSS If Howard Chang has his way, there will soon be an iPhone app for dialing in RNA structures. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/chang20100901.html/RSS Researchers Discover Bacterial Charity Work http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/collins20100901.html/RSS A handful of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can protect an entire colony. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:53:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/collins20100901.html/RSS Researchers Find Clue to Rare Skin Disease in Confetti-Like Spots http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/lifton20100826.html/RSS A rare skin disease provides the first example of a disease-causing mutation that spontaneously reverts, producing healthy skin. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/lifton20100826.html/RSS Genetic Stutter Increases Risk of ALS http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bonini20100826.html/RSS With the help of yeast and fruit flies, researchers have identified a distorted gene that appears to be among the most common genetic risk factors for amyotrophic laterial sclerosis (ALS), the devastating neurodegenerative disease also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bonini20100826.html/RSS Old Malaria Drug Blamed for Resistance Gets a New Reputation http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/djimde20100817.html/RSS Health officials have held off from recommending an inexpensive malaria drug for widespread use because of concerns about drug resistance. New research drawn from 10 years of field and laboratory studies suggests the drug may be a safe and effective way to prevent malaria. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:45:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/djimde20100817.html/RSS A New Lifeline Boosts Therapeutic Cells http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/irvine20100815.html/RSS HHMI researchers develop tiny life-support packets for therapeutic cells. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/irvine20100815.html/RSS Protein-Folding Game Taps Power of Worldwide Audience http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bakerd20100805.html/RSS A cooperative online game has attracted 50,000 players whose “distributed thinking” has, in some cases, proven more powerful than computers in predicting the structure of proteins. Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:17:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bakerd20100805.html/RSS Valued Fruit Fly Facility Will Expand with HHMI Support http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bdsc20100730.html/RSS HHMI has awarded $364,000 to more than double the capacity of a vital repository that is a resource for the worldwide community of scientists who study the fruit fly. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/bdsc20100730.html/RSS A New Ground Zero for Prostate Cancer http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/witte20100730.html/RSS A type of prostate cell that has been largely ignored by cancer researchers can trigger malignant prostate cancer. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/witte20100730.html/RSS Neuroscience: Watching and Learning from Flies on the March http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/vivek20100724.html/RSS Janelia Farm researchers show it takes steady hands to measure the brain activity of a fruit fly while it is walking. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/vivek20100724.html/RSS Stem Cells Recall Their Origins http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/ips20100719.html/RSS HHMI researchers discover that induced pluripotent stem cells retain a genetic memory of their tissue of origin. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/ips20100719.html/RSS Popular Target of Experimental Drugs Boosts Memory, Too http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/tsai20100711.html/RSS A protein that is already the target of experimental drugs that aim to extend life is now known to play a key role in learning and memory. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 18:05:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/tsai20100711.html/RSS In the Brain, Many Genes Biased Toward One Parent's Influence http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dulac20100708.html/RSS An ambitious new analysis in mice demonstrates that for more than 1,300 genes active in the brain, there is a significant bias as to which copy is active – the one inherited from the mother or the one that came from the father. Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:00:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/dulac20100708.html/RSS Prion Protein Helps Healthy Neurons Make Proteins http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/martins20100705.html/RSS Researchers have identified signaling pathways by which the normal prion protein switches on the general protein synthesis necessary to promote the growth and development of brain cells. Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:53:00 EST http://www.hhmi.org/ref/news/martins20100705.html/RSS