MCG Tomorrow

Introduction

Dear Readers
Letter from President Daniel W. Rahn

Dear Readers
Letter from Dr. Frank A. Treiber

 

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. 

 

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