In Print Focus: Body's Clockwork Looks Loopy in New Study Researchers led by Steven Reppert have found evidence of an unexpected restart loop in the mammalian circadian clock. One of the PER proteins, thought to turn off expression of key genes, now appears to be part of the new on switch. MedEd News BBS Bulletin

Headlines Lower Salt Intake Found to Benefit People With and Without Hypertension Study Indicates Treating Elderly Patients with Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Has Benefits Children Are Less Active Than They Think Upcoming Women's Achievement Week: A Celebration of the Achievements of Women at HMS Week of May 22 Interdisciplinary Symposium In honor of the 70th Birthday of Richard Levins The Truth Is the Whole: A Symposium in Celebration of the Unity and Dynamic Complexities of Life June 1 to June 3

Spotlight Harvard Medical International Launches Website A nonprofit subsidiary of Harvard University, Harvard Medical International (HMI) was created by HMS in 1994 to aid international health initiatives in education, clinical care, and research. HMI has been involved in more than 40 projects in 18 countries. The Society Olympics: A Fight to the Finish It's the OK corral of Harvard medicine, the Society Olympics, now in its 11th year. It's a fight to the finish, but the good guys always win. Student Scene First-Years Find Community More Basic than Science as Medium of Change As the first year of medical school was winding down, Catherine Chu asked classmates about the changes they had gone through since September. The answers may be surprising.

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