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      PRUSINER, Stanley B., 1942-
    • Abstract:
      Offers medical news briefs with citations of published research. Finding that the obesity drug, orlistat, might be used to treat prostate cancer; AMP-activated protein kinase could be used to regulate food intake and prevent obesity; Proof of the "protein-only" hypothesis suggested by Stanley Prusiner; Suggestion that inflammatory bowel disease is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism; Study on the cellular mechanism which stops T cells from fighting viral infections; Effectiveness of the transdermal patch in postoperative pain control; Treatment for the tropical disease, elephantiasis; Ban on blood donors in Great Britain; Resignation of Richard Brook, executive of the mental health charity Mind, from a group evaluating the safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressant drugs.