January 16, 2009--When it comes to keeping brains alive, it seems nature has deemed that females are more valuable then males. As reported in this weeks' JBC, researchers found that nutrient deprivation of neurons produced sex-dependent effects. Male neurons more readily withered up and died, while female neurons did their best to conserve energy and stay alive. More...

January 16, 2009--As bacteria resistant to commonly used antibiotics continue to increase in number, scientists keep searching for new sources of drugs. In this week's JBC, one potential new bactericide has been found in the tiny freshwater animal Hydra. More...

January 16, 2009--ASBMB Public Affairs Advisory Committee member Mark M. Rasenick was named one of 25 new ambassadors for the Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. The new Ambassadors join 50 peers in an effort to build a national conversation around the value and importance of U.S. funded global heath research. More...

January 6, 2009--Young investigators committed to basic research on gastrointestinal microbiota, probiotics and their role in health and disease should apply for one of two $50,000 grants from the Global Probiotics Council. More... 

January 13, 2009—In January issue of ASBMB Today, ASBMB President Gregory Petsko writes a letter to Santa, JLR celebrates its 50th anniversary, Osamu Hayaishi talks about science in Japan and the United States.

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Dec. 18, 2008--The NIH is in the process of evaluating and improving the peer review of grant applications. Many changes will be taking effect for FY 2010 awards (the earliest submission deadlines fall in January 2009), and could have a major impact on the funding of research at NIH.