May 24, 2004
In Print Photo by Steve Gilbert From Focus: Suppressor Cell Subset Crucial Against Autoimmunity In the 1960s, the hypothesis was advanced that immune suppressor cells prevent autoimmune reactions in mammals. It was not until the last few years, however, that convincing evidence emerged for one group of suppressor T cells, those bearing the CD4 surface receptor. Now, Harvey Cantor and colleagues provide genetic evidence for a group of CD8 suppressor T cells. The findings add in vivo support to previous in vitro evidence that a certain immune molecule, Qa-1, regulates suppression of autoreactive T cells by this subset of CD8 T cells.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Diabetes Drug Improves Metabolic Changes Associated with HIV Combination Therapy Upcoming 51st Annual Kenneth D. Blackfan Lecture: The Future of Genomic Medicine Francis Collins, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH Wednesday, June 2, 2004 12:00-1:00 p.m. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research		Spotlight Rare Images of HMS Available on Web A special project under way at Countway Library will enable direct access to archival images of HMS, like the one above of the Department of Pathology circa 1913. More than 4,000 images will be described in Web-based subject guides including scans of 1,600 representative images. Each guide will have information about rights and usage. The first guides are currently available online. Student Scene Photo by Jeff Cleary Navigating Trade-offs in Health Care and Health Costs Complaints about health care coverage--or lack of it--are commonly heard. Renee Hsia argues that people have to realize that they get what they pay for. The cries would soften, she says, if people recognized the economic imperative behind their coverage: as care increases, so does cost. And limiting expenses, which most people favor, means limiting care.

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