March 3, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: New Mouse Gives Glimpse into Complications of Diabetes José Halperin and colleagues report they have created a mouse that with a little further tinkering, could provide the first good animal model of the complications of diabetes. The newly engineered mice, which are missing a certain gene, may reinforce a controversial theory put forth by Halperin and his colleagues, that the complications of diabetes are due to a lack of protection from the immune system's complement proteins.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Blood Clot Breakthrough Halts Long-term Study Researchers Shed Light on Role of Leptin in Obesity Patients Report Direct-to-Consumer Pharmaceutical Ads May Lead to New Diagnoses, Other Physician Recommendations Upcoming Fifth Annual Nutrition Symposium: Nutrition and Gene Regulation Several presenters March 13 and 14 Thurs.: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Fri.: 8:00 a.m.-12:30 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. See review inside. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary Toward Insuring Americans Both Efficiently and Fairly Efficiency and equity in the health insurance system might be seen as trade-offs, but Renee Hsia says that each can be improved without sacrificing the other. With more than 40 million uninsured Americans, she says, there's little choice but to reorganize the system. The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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