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09/03/2013

Good Reminder

07/27/2013

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...

07/03/2013

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.

07/03/2013

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...

07/03/2013

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.

07/03/2013

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.

07/02/2013

The Free Dictionary is a great resource.

Definition of tolerogenic in the Medical Dictionary by TheFreeDictionary.com

07/02/2013

06/28/2013

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.

06/12/2013

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

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.