• Table of Contents

  • Cancer
    • Strength in Numbers Novel strateg y under study for agressive leukemia.
    • Selective Targeting Investigational drug capitalizes on critical proteins.
    • Better Detector? A test targets the most virulent HPV strains.
    • piggyBac Express A jumping gene offers a non-viral alternative to gene therapy.
    • Queing Up A lipid is key to embryonic development.
    • TAILORed Treatment A study probes which breast cancer patients need chemotherapy.
    • Echoes from the Past Agent Orange exposure heightens the risk of cancer recurrence.
    • Bak-Up Plan Protein seems to doom stressed cells to suicide.
    • Knowledge is Power A Web-based program lays out treatment options.
  • Cardiovascular Disease
    • Stress Reaction Inflammatory genes are linked to hypertension.
    • Salt Assault A study seeks genetic predictors of hypertension.
    • Pressure Point Racial differences are documented in risk factors.
    • Battle of the Sexes A researcher studies gender differences in blood pressure and kidney damage.
    • Process of Dissociation Proteins offer insight into drug action.
    • East Meets West Faulty HDL and lifestyle are linked to Asians’ risk of heart disease.
    • Air Condition Researchers study the link between secondhand smoke and cardiovascular disease.
    • The Toll at Home Wartime raises stress in military offspring.
  • Diabetes/Obesity
    • Information + Creation A $15 million grant marries bioinformatics with mouse models.
    • Ahead of the Game The leanest teens are the biggest energ y users and consumers.
    • Resting E-Zzzzzz A study shows the benefits of exercise on children’s sleep.
    • Unpleasantly Plump Chunky teens’ health is headedin the wrong direction.
  • Infection/Inflammation
    • Boning Up A new implant is a major advance in treating tooth loss.
    • Halting Herpes A vaccine may put the brakes on a common infection.
    • Pain Blocker A transporter is a possible target for safer medicine.
    • Welcome Mat A pregnancy molecule may aid transplant recipients.
    • T Cell Patrol Researchers trace the programming of the immune system.
  • Neurological Disease
    • Checks and Balances Genes provide insight into schizophrenia and seizures.
    • Special Delivery A motor protein is vital in connecting neurons.
    • Recovery in Motion Stem cell transplants improve stroke outcomes.
    • In Control Transplanted brain cells hold promise for Parkinson’s disease.
    • A Helping of Hemoglobin A genetic variation may reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
    • Energy Booster Creatine may be a shot in the arm for dying cells.

Executive Editor, Frank Treiber, Ph.D. Vice President for Research,Associate Provost and Regents Professor of Pediatrics

Editor, Christine Hurley Deriso

Photographer, Phil Jones

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