MARCH 2008  
     
 

Welcome to the March Life Science Update

The Life Science Update for Librarians is an initiative from NPG Communications, aiming to reduce all your life science e-communications from Nature Publishing Group into one monthly
installment.

We will keep you up-to-date with the latest news from our life science portfolio: including promotional tools, news on open access periods, new launches, special focus issues and much more

HOW TO USE PROMOTIONAL TOOLS

 

Read on to discover more. Featured products and subject areas within this life science update include:

Biotechnology & Pharmacology
Cancer
Genetics
Immunology
Molecular & cell biology
Neuroscience

 

 
     
 
Question of the month:

In the last 12 months, have you added any STM journals to your library in print format ?

 
  yes no  
 

Find out the results of this poll in the April Life Science Update

Results from the February Poll – 39% of you use online discussion forum’s.  61% of you do not

 
     
  Biotechnology & Pharmacology top  
 


Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

Invest in the future of science and your institution with a site license to Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics (CPT). Recognized as the authoritative cross-disciplinary journal in experimental and clinical pharmacology, CPT is ranked in the top 5 percent of pharmacology journals*.  The journal has been featured online at Newsday.com, The Post-Standard and The Columbus Dispatch for its contributions to the science community.  Request a free site license trial and see what the buzz is all about.


REQUEST A FREE TRIAL Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics

* Journal Citation Reports, Thomson, 2007

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY PRODUCTS: CLICK HERE

   
  Cancer top  
 


Nature Reviews Cancer
– the no. 1 monthly review journal
in oncology*

Nature Reviews Cancer is the premier teaching and reference resource in cancer and has become the ‘must read’ review journal of cancer researchers worldwide.

Non-specialists will benefit from glossary and highlighted references, busy scientists will appreciate the ‘At-a-glance’ summaries, and experts will value the insight provided by top names in their field.

Ensure your users have access.

REQUEST A FREE TRIAL Nature Reviews Cancer

*Journal Citation Reports, Thomson, 2007

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER PRODUCTS CLICK HERE

   
  Genetics top  
 

 

NPG is pleased to announce a new publishing partnership with The American Journal of Hypertension, LTD.  For a limited time, receive a free site license trial to American Journal of Hypertension (AJH) and give your users valuable access to one of the leading journals in hypertension and related cardiovascular disease.  AJH offers all the benefits and services available to users of nature.com, including Advanced Online Publication and linking to related articles from across the NPG portfolio.

REQUEST A FREE TRIAL – American Journal of Hypertension
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT GENETICS PRODUCTS: CLICK HERE

   
  Immunology top  
 


Nature Reviews Immunology - Focus on Asthma and Allergy

This Focus issue of Nature Reviews Immunology highlights the latest advances in our understanding of the immune bases of these respiratory diseases and how this knowledge can be translated into effective treatment strategies.  

Encourage your users to access these Focus articles in March.  If you do not have access to Nature Reviews Immunology, these articles will be open to all throughout March, why not let your users know and gauge interest in this title?

SHARE A LINK – www.nature.com/nri/focus/allergyandasthma

Innate Immunity and Immune T Cells Focus

A collection of various articles from the world’s leading journals.
Presented by Journal of Investigative Dermatology, this special web-focus gathers together top articles on T cells originally published in JID, Laboratory Investigation, Nature, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, and Nature Reviews Immunology, and offers several of them to your users FREE for a limited time!


SHARE A LINK – www.nature.com/jid/webfocus/perspectives
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT IMMUNOLOGY PRODUCTS: CLICK HERE

   
  Molecular & cell biology top  
 


EMBO Focus on Quality Control

The EMBO Journal invites your users to access a collection of eight review articles that highlight different aspects of cellular quality control and their potential relevance for human diseases.

The reviews include downloadable figures for teaching purposes and links to relevant research articles published recently in The EMBO Journal and other Nature Publishing Group titles.

SHARE A LINK – www.nature.com/emboj/focus/quality_control
MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MOLECULAR & CELL BIOLOGY PRODUCTS: CLICK HERE

   
Neuroscience top
 


Neuroscience Gateway

The Neuroscience Gateway is a comprehensive source for the latest research, news and events in neuroscience and genomics research.  Encourage your users to access this valuable resource.

SHARE A LINK – www.neuroscience-gateway.org

Our Gateways & Databases are free online resources covering a variety of subject areas. Visit www.nature.com/databases to find out more.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT NEUROSCIENCE PRODUCTS: CLICK HERE


 
     
 

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*Journal Citation Reports, Thomson, 2007

 
     
 


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