Health Articles - Research at PennHealth research highlights from Penn's graduate and professional schools.Zinc Finger Proteins Put Personalized HIV Therapy Within Reach- June 30, 2008 A relatively rare number of people are born with a mutation making them immune to HIV infection. The zinc finger approach aims to mimic this natural immunity.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1447&hlt Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging in the Elderly- June 27, 2008 Misfolded proteins are associated with many degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. Seniors who don't get enough sleep are weakening their body's response to this type of cellular aging.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1446&hlt Disclosure of Organ Transplant Risks: A Question of When, Not If- June 26, 2008 Responding to a recent Chicago case in which four patients were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C following transplants, physicians and bioethicists say there is a way to protect patients and keep the playing field level for those waiting for organs.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1445&hlt Lou Gehrig's Disease Protein Found Throughout Brain, Suggesting Effects Beyond Motor Neurons- June 16, 2008 Advancing from prior research, neurologists have learned that misfolded proteins called TDP-43 accumulate throughout the brain, suggesting ALS has broader neurological effects than previously known.http://www.upenn.edu/researchatpenn/article.php?1443&hlt |