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Outwitting viral mimicry
Research by Nels Elde and colleagues demonstrates how an antiviral protein evolved to avoid being deactivated by the virus while maintaining its primary function

Breast MRI scan could replace need for exploratory surgery
When cancer has spread to lymph nodes, MRI could determine need for radiation therapy

Patient's cloned T cells kill tumors
Case is first to show safety and effectiveness of using infection-fighting T cells alone to put late-stage melanoma into long-term remission

Tandem tests support earlier ovarian-cancer detection
Researchers find symptom-screening questionnaire plus simple blood test may equal 20 percent boost in early detection of ovarian cancer

Adrian Ferré-D'Amaré named HHMI investigator
Molecular biologist wins support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for his innovative research into the diverse structures and capabilities of ribonucleic acid

Researchers document rapid, dramatic 'reverse evolution' in the threespine stickleback fish
Adaptation coincides with the '60s cleanup of toxic pollution in Seattle's Lake Washington

Nobel laureate Linda Buck elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Buck becomes the fifth Center scientist to win membership in one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies.

Paul Nghiem wins Research Scholar Grant from American Cancer Society
Four-year, $840,000 grant will help to fund research on a deadly, rarely studied form of skin cancer

Risky business: Mixing cancer treatment with nutritional supplements
Study finds widespread vitamin and mineral use among cancer survivors, although benefits of such use remain unclear

Combined hormone therapy increases risk of lobular breast cancer fourfold after just three years of use
Center leads first study designed to evaluate the association between combined HRT use and the risk of lobular breast cancers

Time between first period, first pregnancy affects breast-cancer risk
Study finds longer interval between ages at first menstruation and first pregnancy is associated with higher risk of certain types of breast cancer

Lifestyle links to breast cancer
HEAL Study suggests lifestyle changes associated with decreases in insulin may be beneficial for breast-cancer survivors