March 25, 2002
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: Death Protein May Cause Neural Tube Defects in Babies of Diabetic Mothers The raised blood sugar of diabetes may result in the overactivity of p53, a tumor suppressor protein associated with programmed cell death. A recent study in mice by Mary Loeken and colleagues shows that the surprising effect of this excess activity may be increased neural tube defects in babies of diabetic mothers. BBS Bulletin HMI World HSTconnector InteliHealth MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain		Headlines BIDMC Researchers Identify Immune Response to Tuberculosis Infection MGH Study Finds Herceptin Has Additional Antitumor Qualities Activating Brain Hemisphere Lifts Spirits of Some Depressed Patients Opinion: Andrea Yates and the Reality of Psychosis Upcoming Ethics Forum: Bioterrorism's Threat: Public Health vs. Civil Liberties Panel discussion Tuesday, April 16 4:00-6:00 p.m. Focus and Webweekly Have New URLs Focus and WebWeekly now have simplified Web addresses that are quicker to type and easier to remember. The new URLs are http://focus.hms.harvard.edu and http://webweekly.hms.harvard.edu.		Spotlight Photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Services Fourth-years Meet Their Match Match Day, March 21, brought fourth-year students together with their residency assignments--as well as with their families and friends to share the news. Photos and figures appear inside. Student Scene A Longer Look at Short-term Medicine Second-year student Ben White, supported by Harvard Medical International and the Office of Enrichment Programs, conducted a study of medical missions in Latin America. Developing a method of evaluation was a central task.

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