February 24, 2003
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert Focus: RNA Interference Cuts Hepatitis Down to Size For the first time in an animal model, researchers have shown the therapeutic punch of the gene-silencing technique RNA interference. This method of reducing gene expression took off five years ago when researchers discovered double-stranded RNA could stifle genes in the early stages of activation. Now, Judy Lieberman (left), Premlata Shankar, and colleagues report that small pieces of RNA can prevent liver injury and death in mice with chronic and severe autoimmune hepatitis.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Elderly with Head and Neck Cancer May Benefit from More Aggressive Cancer Treatments Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Disease May Be Linked in Women New Drug Combination Improves Survival in Rare, Aggressive Bone Cancer of Children and Young Adults Vaccine Technique Shows Potential Against Common Form of Lung Cancer Upcoming Jonathan Mann Lecture on Health and Human Rights: From Doctors Without Borders to Patients Without Borders Bernard Kouchner, founder of Doctors Without Borders Thursday, March 6 4:00-5:30 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Second-years Put On Swell Show The Second Year Show, "My Big, Fat Distal Swelling," cuts its own big, fat, new pathway through the medical education experience at Harvard. Forum Photo by Graham Ramsay Physicians with Death Row Patients May Face Deadly Dilemma An appeals court recently ruled that a psychotic death row inmate should receive antipsychotic medication because it would alleviate the risk he poses to himself and others. The decision has the unintended consequence of also making the prisoner sane enough to be legally executed. Jan Schmollinger argues that the ruling creates a special ethical dilemma for physicians who work in the penal system. The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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