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...scientists' probe, known as a contrast agent, targets a specific enzyme in the tumor known as cathepsin b. The enzyme turns on the compound "like a switch," said Research Fellow in Radiology Ching H. Tung, who co-authored the experiment with first author Weissleder, senior author and Assistant Professor of Radiology Alexei A. Bogdanov and Clinical Fellow in Radiology Umar Mahmood...
Using a new tumor-seeking compound injected into the bloodstream, four Harvard Medical School (HMS) professors have developed a system to detect the location and stages of cancerous growths...
Prevention is always preferable to a cure, and while much of the data are still preliminary, a growing body of evidence suggests that the local green market may be a rich source of anticancer agents. In particular, certain fruits and vegetables seem to have powerful tumor-fighting properties that researchers are just beginning to appreciate--and to study. A sampling of the current crop of findings...
...aware of the premature hopes raised last year after Folkman's tumor report, the researchers have been careful not to oversell the new results. "If this finding is supported in future studies," says Moulton, "[it could open the way for] treatments that could delay the progression of heart disease and possibly reduce the incidence of heart attacks and strokes." But any such treatments, she stresses, are probably five to 10 years away...
...very strong cast is Reihan Morshed Salam '01 as Ira. He provoked laughter from the first moment he stumbled onstage as the hysterical, perpetually tardy hypochondriac of the group. Whether throwing shoes out the window after a contest with Brian (Daniel Brunet), writing "I have a brain tumor" on the wall as "proof" of his illness or fighting with Max over a line, Salam stole the show whenever he got a chance. He had quite a bit of competition from Milt (Geoff Oxnard '99), the womanizing flashy dresser, and Val (Fred Hood '02), the choleric Russian head writer. Hood...