[Fwd: Scientists block menopause]

From: Kennita Watson (kwatson@netcom.com)
Date: Mon Nov 10 1997 - 08:50:52 MST


And there was much rejoicing! There's quite a ways to go yet, but
this looks like a promising approach to blocking a major negative
health event in women!

Cheers,
Kennita

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attached mail follows:


Report: Scientists found way to stop onset of menopause

In experiments with mice, Harvard scientists have found a way to block
menopause by keeping ovaries alive. London's Sunday Times reported that
scientists at the Harvard Medical School discovered an application of two
chemical agents called fumonisim-B1, a fungal toxin, and
sphingosine-1-phosphate stops cells in the ovaries from dying. The
research will be published next week in the scientific journal Nature
Medicine, the newspaper said.



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