Nature Medicine - CURRENT ISSUE : October 2008, Volume 14 No 10
LATEST HIGHLIGHTS
NEWS
2008 US election special
Feature by Charlie SchmidtAs the race for US president nears the end, we look at the candidates’ positions on crucial biomedical issues. We also take a look at the lobbying landscape and at the key issues that affect biomedicine state by state.
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EditorialFOCUS
2008 Lasker Medical Research Awards
The Lasker Awards recognize major advances in the understanding, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disease. This year, they honor the contributions of Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, David Baulcombe, Akira Endo and Stanley Falkow.
Read a series of freely available commentaries written by the winners in celebration of the Award.
NEWS & VIEWS
Turning T cells against tumors
Community CornerA small clinical study showed promise for an approach harnessing the immune system to treat non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. What do the experts think?
NEWS & VIEWS
Clearing the smoke
Between Bedside and BenchThis month in B2B Steven Shapiro and colleagues discuss the link between COPD and lung cancer, and Robert Senior and colleagues talk about the role of inflammation in COPD.
CURRENT ISSUE
Immune alteration fends off AIDS
Article by Mandl et al.Comparative studies in two primate species provide insight into the ability of the virus to cause chronic activation of the immune system.
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News and Views by O’Connell & SilicianoCURRENT ISSUE
Autoantibodies vex the vasculature
Article by Kain et al.Infections may trigger autoimmune reactions and cause a severe form of vasculitis that can destroy the kidney.