Charity News from Tuesday, Jul. 13, 2004Kuo Named New General Surgery Chief at Duke University Medical CenterDuke University Medical Center | Paul C. Kuo, M.D., a hepatobiliary and transplant surgeon at Duke University Medical Center since 2000, has been named the new chief of the Division of General Surgery at Duke. Cell Death Protein Has Surprising Role In Cell Migration Johns Hopkins Medicine | By studying fruit fly ovaries, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that a protein known to block cell death also has the completely independent role of enabling normal cell movement. Nerve Cells' Powerhouse "Clogged" In Lou Gehrig's Disease Johns Hopkins Medicine | By studying rodent models of the rare inherited form of Lou Gehrig's disease and tissue samples from a patient with the condition, scientists have discovered the evidence that damage to nerve cell powerhouses is responsible for these cells' death.
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