Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
PITTSBURGH, March 29 The development of the Salk polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh represents one of the most important milestones in medical history. To commemorate the achievements of Jonas Salk, M.D., and his team of Pitt researchers and pay tribute to the people of the Pittsburgh community whose involvement was critical to the success of the endeavor, the University is hosting tw...UCSD-Salk team show protein's gene-silencing role in development of nervous system
...The first evidence that a group of proteins called phosphatases play a key role in the development of the nervous system, has been shown in fruit flies and mice by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists at the Salk Institute, La Jolla, California. The phosphatases are required for maintenance of neural stem cells and...UCSD, Salk researchers define role of abnormal muscle, fat & liver in common metabolic disorder
Metabolic Syndrome, a cluster of health symptoms including obesity, high blood pressure and insulin resistance, puts one in four Americans at increased risk for diabetes, heart disease and stroke. Although a common disorder affecting upwards of 60 million Americans, the syndrome is not completely understood by scientists. ...... Now, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD)...La Jolla, Calif. A Salk Institute study has identified the first molecular steps that can lead to adult diabetes....... The study, published in the Nov. 13 issue of Nature, for the first time identifies the molecular switches that decide whether the liver stores or burns fat. Knowledge of these switches may provide a new avenue for treating adult-onset diabetes. ...... Dr. Marc Montminy, profess...La Jolla, Calif.- Scientists are developing a new paradigm for how the brain functions. They propose that the brain is not a huge fixed network, as had been previously thought, but a dynamic, changing network that adapts continuously to meet the demands of communication and computational needs....... , Salk Institute professor Terrence Sejnowski and University of Cambridge professor Simon Laughli...