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June 23 & 30, 2008

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Dennis Selkoe

New Hopes for Treating Brain Disease
Speakers at the June 5 Faculty Symposium during Alumni Week, including Dennis Selkoe, reported on research exploring synaptic failure, which is fundamental to neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).


Upcoming

HMS/HSDM Unity Book Club

Monday, July 21
12–1 p.m.


Science Progress

How discovery happens.

 


 

 

 

 

 




 

 

 

 

Spotlight

Schools Recognize Outstanding Achievement
A complete list of 2008 award winners from HMS, HSDM, HSPH, and HST appears online.

 

Student Scene

Jason Sanders
Graham Ramsay

A Marriage of Inconvenience
Jason Sanders diagnoses the troubled relationship between health care policy and business.


StudenTalk

Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.


Lab Works

A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.

Headlines

News from HMS and Its Affiliates

Insulin Resistance Linked to Peripheral Artery Disease

Beta Cell Defect Linked to Type 2 Diabetes

Study Finds Individuals with Long-term Type 1 Diabetes Still Capable of Producing Insulin

Low Melatonin Associated with Increased Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women

Standards Recommended for Radiopharmaceutical Doses in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine

Hormone Disorder May Contribute to Lack of Menstruation in Teenage Athletes

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