Health Articles - Research at Pennhttp://www.upenn.edu/pennnews/researchatpenn/Health research highlights from Penn's graduate and professional schools.en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssTue, 08 Jul 2008 09:54:20 -0400minicola@pobox.upenn.eduZinc Finger Proteins Put Personalized HIV Therapy Within Reachhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1447&hltMon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1447&hltA relatively rare number of people are born with a mutation making them immune to HIV infection. The zinc finger approach aims to mimic this natural immunity.Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging in the Elderlyhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1446&hltFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1446&hltMisfolded proteins are associated with many degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Seniors who don't get enough sleep are weakening their body's response to this type of cellular aging.Disclosure of Organ Transplant Risks: A Question of When, Not Ifhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1445&hltThu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1445&hltResponding to a recent Chicago case in which four patients were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C following transplants, physicians and bioethicists say there is a way to protect patients and keep the playing field level for those waiting for organs.Lou Gehrig's Disease Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons, Find Penn Researchershttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1443&hltMon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1443&hltAdvancing from prior research, neurologists have learned that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulate throughout the brain, suggesting ALS has broader neurological effects than previously known.Penn Researchers Gain New Insights on Spinal Muscle Atrophyhttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1428&hltThu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1428&hltThe effect of a protein deficiency, the basis of neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy, is not restricted to motor nerve cells, providing a new pathway for treatment."Blood-Free" Monitoring as Good as Blood Tests in Predicting the Course of AIDS, Find Penn Researchershttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1427&hltTue, 20 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1427&hltBy keeping track of how frequently AIDS patients refill their prescriptions for combination anti-retroviral medications on time, researchers can predict how successful HIV suppression will be.Dismantling Alzheimer's Diseasehttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1426&hltFri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1426&hltA small molecule appears to unknot the abnormally folded protein fibers connected to Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.A New Way to Look at Lung Cancer and Tobacco Carcinogenshttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1425&hltTue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1425&hltTwo types of cancer-causing agents in cigarettes—a nicotine-derived chemical and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are the main culprits in lung cancer.Fruit Fly Protein Acts as Decoy to Capture Tumor Growth Factorshttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1424&hltWed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1424&hltA drug designed to resemble a fruit fly protein may bind to cancer cells and stop them from growing.Fork in the Road? Penn Researchers Find That Cells on Path to Becoming Mature T-Cells More Flexible Than Commonly Thoughthttp://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1410&hltWed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0400http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1410&hltContrary to conventional wisdom, young cells slated for maturity as immune system T cells don't have to follow that original path, a finding that illuminates a variety of blood disorders.