Potential root of Parkinson's found; Cholesterol-lowering statins may help treat Rett syndrome;

CNS & Neurological Disorders

> Scientists at the Scripps Research Institute have found a link between the enzyme parkin, whose absence causes early-onset Parkinson's, and a protein which protects neurons from stress. Release

> Common cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may help treat Rett syndrome, a rare neurological disease affecting about one in 10,000 girls. Release

Diabetes

> Medistem has partnered with Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to expand preclinical data for Type I diabetes. Release

Genomics

> Researchers at the University of Washington have found a way to examine a segment of DNA and pinpoint a single mutation using only electrical probes. Release