April 7, 2003
In Print Photo by Graham Ramsay Focus: Genetic Deletion Hikes Protein, Causes Cancer Last March, a journal reported the apparently miraculous recovery of four patients with a rare blood cancer, hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES). The patients were brought back from the brink of death by taking the much-touted drug, Gleevec (imatinib). Now, Gary Gilliland, Elizabeth Stover, Jan Cools (l to r), and colleagues have confirmed these results and have found out how the drug works against the disease. Their research could provide a new model for the origin of HES and similar cancers.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Stroke Risk Increases with Every Cigarette Smoked, Study Finds Antibody Therapy Can Increase the Effectiveness of Cancer Vaccine, Preliminary Study Suggests Study Finds Link Between Early Pot Use and Lasting Cognitive Deficits - But Is Pot Itself the Culprit? Unique Experimental Drug Shows Antidepressant Effects Upcoming Robert H. Ebert Lecture Latina Health: Beyond Competency Jane Delgado, National Alliance for Hispanic Health Friday, April 25 5:00-6:00 p.m.		Spotlight Julie Marie Ellis Photo by Phil Farnsworth Students Learn About Living with Genetic Disabilities A weekly luncheon series, "More to Life than Genes," is bringing students into contact with people living with genetic disorders and teaching the students about the actual experience of being disabled. Student Scene Sarah Seton Rogers Photo by Jeff Cleary Watson, Crick, and Who? The discovery of DNA's double helix is a study in scientific collaboration--and intrigue. Yet what really stays with the audience, says Sarah Seton-Rogers, is less the drama and the players and more the scientific findings themselves. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research The 60-second Survey Take a survey to tell us how you use WebWeekly.

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