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NEWS May 1 1995

HHMI research team finds hormone that regulates fat storage and energy expenditure
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at Rockefeller University have discovered a new hormone produced by fat tissue and presumably acting on the brain to regulate weight. The scientists...
NEWS May 1 1995

Protein may beckon the human immunodeficiency virus to active human genes
The textbook picture of the marauding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, is that it enters the body, commandeers the genetic machinery of human cells and feeds those...
NEWS May 1 1995

Sodium channel gene key to high blood pressure of Liddle's syndrome
High blood pressure is a malady some Americans acquire as a consequence of many factors, including genetics, diet and age. The broad range of components involved have made it extremely difficult for...
NEWS May 1 1995

Genes discovered for sudden death syndrome, a silent killer of young adults
Researchers at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Utah have discovered two genes that cause long QT syndrome, an inherited disorder that causes sudden death in young, otherwise...
NEWS May 1 1995

Shuttle delivers genetic message to the correct molecular address
A problem confronting gene therapy researchers is that they cannot deliver enough beneficial genes to the precise location in the body where they are needed. Now, Yuet Wai Kan's team at the Howard...

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