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Cell Host and Microbe - movies Concurrent with each new Cell Host & Microbe issue release, the editors select and feature a movie from within the papers in that issue on the journal website. The featured movie is linked to the paper and helps draw attention to the findings in the paper. The movies are then collected in an archive...

Lack of Immune Cell Receptor Impairs Clearance of Amyloid Beta Protein from the Brain Identification of a protein that appears to play an important role in the immune system's removal of amyloid beta (A-beta) protein from the brain could lead to a new treatment strategy for Alzheimer's disease.

Alcohol Addiction Relapse Might Be Thwarted By Turning Off Brain Trigger Researchers at the Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at UC San Francisco have been able to identify and deactivate a brain pathway linked to memories that cause alcohol cravings in rats, a finding that may one day lead to a treatment option for people who suffer from alcohol abuse disorders an...

Evans on Supreme Court DNA patent ruling — News Room - UNC Health Care James Evans, MD, PhD, an international expert in gene patenting and genetics policy, comments on the June 13, 2013 Supreme Court ruling regarding gene patenting.

UNC researchers discover a gene’s key role in building the developing brain’s scaffolding — News... The gene, Arl13b, is necessary for the proper construction of the cerebral cortex. The finding offers new insights on normal brain development and illuminates some of the factors behind Joubert’s syndrome, a rare neurological disorder.

The Free Dictionary is a great resource.

tolerogenic Definition of tolerogenic in the Medical Dictionary by TheFreeDictionary.com

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Antibiotics: Change Route of Delivery to Mitigate Resistance New research suggests that the rapid rise of antibiotic resistance correlates with oral ingestion of antibiotics, raising the possibility that other routes of administration, such as transdermal administration via a patch, could reduce the spread of resistance.

http://www.nature.com/news/science-prizes-the-new-nobels-1.13168?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20130613

Science prizes: The new Nobels The launch of several science mega-prizes is making some researchers millionaires — but others question whether such awards are the best way to promote their field.