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Resistance to Leptin Contributes to Obesity
Insensitivity to the protein leptin, which helps the body regulate its fat stores, contributes to obesity in mice according to the first formal study of leptin intolerance, report scientists in the Aug. 5ÌýProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.ÌýThe findings also provide clues about lepti...
Altered Gene Increases Men's Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
First Isolation of a susceptibility gene for the psychiatric illness Possessing an altered form of a gene involved in the communication between the brain's nerve cells may put certain men at greater risk of developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), report scientists from The Rockefeller Uni...
Scientists Determine 3-D Crystal Structure of Cancer-causing Protein
Work Links to Discovery Made at Rockefeller 86 Years Ago The three-dimensional picture of a cancer-causing protein illuminates how a mutated gene transforms cells into cancer, report scientists from theÌýHoward Hughes Medical InstituteÌýat ÐÓ°É in the Feb. 13ÌýNature. The dete...
Marker Helps Identify Children at Risk for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Following Streptococcal Infections
A biological marker may identify children at risk for developing obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) after having an untreated streptococcal bacteria infection, according to scientists from ÐÓ°É and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The discovery will help impr...
Gene Identified for Most Common Form of Fanconi anemia
The gene involved in the most common form of an inherited, often fatal disease called Fanconi anemia (FA), which causes severe bone marrow failure, birth defects and a type of leukemia, has been isolated and cloned by scientists in an international consortium of six centers, including The Rockefe...
Shrimp OK for Heart Healthy Diets
Good news for shrimp lovers: high cholesterol seafood can be part of a low-fat diet. People no longer need avoid shrimp for its high cholesterol. Steamed shrimp, naturally low in fat, can be included in heart-healthy diets for people without lipid problems, report scientists from The Rockefeller ...
Gene Associated with Alzheimer's Disease Can Protect Brain Cells
A protein made by a gene called apolipoprotein E (apoE) protects cultured nerve cells from the damaging effects of a form of oxygen molecules known to contribute to Alzheimer's disease, report scientists from ÐÓ°É. The findings, published in the SeptemberÌýNature Genetics, re...
Rockefeller University Awards 25 Ph.D.s and Two Honorary Degrees at 36th Commencement
ÐÓ°É today awarded twenty-five Ph.D. degrees to students at the University's 36th commencement ceremonies. Two honorary degrees were also given, one to Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist whose studies have revolutionized scientific understandin...
Rockefeller University Awards 25 Ph.D.s and Two Honorary Degrees at 36th Commencement
ÐÓ°É today awarded twenty-five Ph.D. degrees to students at the University's 36th commencement ceremonies. Two honorary degrees were also given, one to Tsung-Dao (T.D.) Lee, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist whose studies have revolutionized scientific understandin...
Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center Affiliates with ÐÓ°É
The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center for the City of New York, the largest private HIV/AIDS research center in the world, has affiliated with ÐÓ°É, a New York City-based graduate institution specializing in basic biomedical research. The university's board of trustees vote...
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