Sept. 27, 2004
In Print Mathis photo by Steve Gilbert; Weissleder photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus: Imaging Method Reveals Which Mice Develop Type 1 Diabetes By the time type 1 diabetes is detected, the immune system has already begun its attack on the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas and may have destroyed most of them. Diane Mathis, Ralph Weissleder, and their colleagues explain that they have literally shone a light on the earliest stages of the disease--just when the renegade immune cells are gathering at the pancreas. The imaging technique could aid in early diagnosis and development of better therapies.   Publications Online BBS Bulletin Focus HMI World HSTconnector MD-PhD Newsletter MedEd News Mentations On The Brain   Related Links InteliHealth Harvard Health Publications		Headlines Walking Improves Cognitive Functions in Older Women Mild Kidney Disease Increases Risk of Death after a Heart Attack A Novel, Safer Strategy for Regulating Gene Expression Researchers Eliminate Leukemia in Mice, Demonstrating Potential New Approach to Cancer Drug Therapy Experimental Drug Shown to Block Mutant Protein Causing Blood Disease New Model Finds that Current Strategies May Not Contain Multidrug-resistant TB Upcoming HMS Diversity Town Forum Multiple Speakers Oct. 7, 2004 4:00-5:30 p.m.		Spotlight Photo by Liza Green, HMS Media Serivces Commission Reports Racial Disparities in the Health Professions The Sullivan Commission, headed by former Secretary of Health and Human Services Louis Sullivan--and whose membership includes HMS's Joan Reede (above)--has issued its final report. The analysis documents an underrepresentation of minorities in health care and outlines steps to close this disparity. Student Scene Science in the News Opens Fall Series On Sept. 23, Science in the News, a seminar series run by HMS graduate students, kicked off its fall program with a discussion of genes and behavior. The seminars take place on Thursday evenings through Nov. 18 at the Medical School's Boston campus. Lab Works A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research. See the new presentation on a vesicle traffic pattern emerging from imaging of living cells.

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