November 2007

Vol 13, Issue 11

Articles

• Cutting fat may reduce risk of ovarian cancer
  Ross Prentice's analysis of WHI dietary modification trial gleans additional data on invasive cancers
  
  
• Measuring the molecular mechanisms linking diet and prostate cancer
  Researchers find DNA-microarray technology can effectively measure impact of low-fat, low-carb diet on gene expression in prostate tissue
  
  
• Blocking cancer growth from within
  Research team presents plausible explanation and mechanism of action that may reveal why some prostate cancers recur after treatment
  
  
• PSA velocity: Useful in cancer screening?
  Ruth Etzioni and colleagues question whether PSA velocity adds information in the early detection of prostate cancer
  
  
• Improving outcomes, reducing costs
  Q&A with Lee Hartwell about the new Phoenix-based Partnership for Personalized Medicine
  
  
• 'Doing something good for a living'
  MaryJoy Lopez has seen the good, the sad and the fulfilled promise of bone-marrow transplants; and she's glad she's here
  
  
• Occupations and rheumatoid arthritis
  Study finds occupational exposures may be linked to death from autoimmune disease
  
  
• Move that mail
  An extreme makeover took place so seamlessly this fall you may not have noticed; that was the whole idea
  
  
• What's right with this picture?
  The technician is properly wearing personal protective equipment in the lab to minimize the risk of skin contact with hazardous materials
  
  
• Wild weather happens
  With a warmer, wetter-than-normal winter forecast, keep the hotline number handy
  
  
• Genome scan yields AS discovery
  Lon Cardon study reveals two genes linked to disabling arthritis; also confirms association of two genes implicated in Graves' disease
  
  

Briefs

• Hutch High still seeks volunteers for Nov. 15 science symposium
  
  
• Nov. 16 Science Friday features PBS videos on Center history
  
  
• Ulrich Mueller heads Industry Relations and Technology Transfer
  
  
• Your car alarm may hold the 'key' to personal safety
  
  
• Award-winning journalist joins communications team
  
  
• Safeway president receives Thomas Medal
  
  
• Ten finalists vie for 2007 Hutch Award
  
  
• Basic Sciences Division's Maxine Linial named AAAS Fellow
  
  
• Lee joins ASH leadership team
  
  
• Smith receives SpinOdyssey grant for breast-cancer research
  
  

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