New NIMH director offers institutional stimulant

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Hyman, a top researcher in molecular neurobiology at Harvard, will become the permanent director of NIMH, after two years of searching. Hyman's agenda includes an intramural-program review, a de-emphasis on large labs in favor of small work groups, and an emphasis on researcher-initiated grants.

Management, Planning, Officials and employees, United States. National Institute of Mental Health, Psychiatric research, Hyman, Steven

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New Zealand's leap into gene therapy

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Brain disease expert Matthew During conducted a gene-therapy trial on two children from the US with Canavan disease, a progressive illness that destroys the nerve's myelin sheathing in the brain. The study illustrated the difficulty of regulating gene therapy internationally.

Research, Gene therapy, Genetic research, Brain diseases, During, Matthew

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Clinical promise, ethical quandary

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Blood from umbilical cords shows promise as a replacement for bone marrow transplants in treating several lethal diseases. However, cord blood transplantation raises ethical concerns regarding informed consent and genetic testing. The FDA plans to regulate core blood banks.

Health aspects, Ethical aspects, Fetal blood, Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc., Organ transplantation, Tissue transplantation, Transplantation, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Blood banks

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