Nature Medicine - Current issue : January 2009, Volume 15 No 1
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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.
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Spoonful of medicine
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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
Moving neurons back into place
Article by Manent et al.Mental retardation and epilepsy can result from the aberrant migration of neurons during development. An experimental treatment in mice restores normal migration patterns and eases symptoms.
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News and Views by Kerjan & GleesonCurrent Issue
Mesenchymal stem cells combat sepsis
Article by Nemeth et al.A new approach to treat sepsis relies on the infusion of multipotent, mesenchymal stem cells. In mice, the cells seem to reprogram immune cells to fight the disease.
