Nature Medicine - Current issue : January 2009, Volume 15 No 1
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News Feature
Nature Medicine Podcast
A look back at ’08A special edition podcast takes a look back at the people and papers that made headlines last year. Tune in for a fresh take on the biggest recent advances in biomedicine.
Meeting
Autism and Other Developmental Brain Disorders
Translational Neuroscience Symposium 2009Scientists have begun to shed light on the pathophysiology of autism. At this meeting we will discuss recent advances and how insights from other developmental brain disorders can help our quest to understand the biological basis of autism.
News & Views
Cancer stem cells are everywhere
Community CornerRecent findings show that cancer stem cells may not be as rare as scientists thought. So, is it worth developing therapies to target them? Three experts weigh in on this issue.
News & Views
Rescuing a failing heart
Between Bedside and BenchThis month, David Kass puts a positive spin on the failures to develop drugs that increase cardiac contractility, while P. Mohler and M. Anderson talk about new ways of targeting calcium in the heart.
Current Issue
Fixing a failed vaccine
Article by Delgado et al.A trial of a vaccine against a common respiratory virus went wrong in the early 1960s; instead of protecting children, it exacerbated disease. We now have a better understanding as to why.
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News and Views by VargaCurrent Issue
Gamma-secretase inhibitors: Notch so bad
Article by Lorenz et al.Gamma-secretase blockers inhibit Notch, a receptor that can drive T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, but there are safety concerns with such drugs. Combining these inhibitors with glucocorticoids could provide a more effective and safer approach.
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News and Views by GrosveldCourse
International program in translational medicine
Eureka InstituteTranslational research is on everyone's mind, but do you know how to navigate the road from discovery to clinical trial? If not, then this course, organized by the Eureka Institute and supported by Nature Medicine, is for you.
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