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Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature. VOL.441 NO.7091 including Single mutation changes cheats into model citizens;'Living fossil' gives clue to first flowering plants; Can't live, if living is without you; Monkey codewords

Established in 1940, the Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology is the official publication of the IADVL (Indian Association of Dermatologists, Venereologists and Leprologists). It is a bimonthly peer-reviewed journal that reaches all 3500 members of this organization as well as almost 100 medical colleges in India.

New players in the process of metastasis of cancer cells are described in a paper in the June issue of Nature Cell Biology. Sung Hee Baek and colleagues also present a novel means of controlling proteins that direct metastasis.

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Published since 1955, Indian Journal of Dermatology continues to be one of the pioneer medical journals from India. Since its inception, the Journal publishes information relating to skin, its ailments and the different modes of therapeutics. It also carries articles on Leprosy, STI and HIV/AIDS.

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2 teams reveal that a mutant protein implicated in inherited Parkinson’s disease disables the cell’s mitochondria; Researchers report the 1st conducting plastic that shows the signature of a true metal; A fish species that lived more than 400 million years ago may represent a bridge between two lineages that went on to dominate the modern world

International Journal of Dynamics of Fluids (IJDF) disseminates technical information in fluid mechanics of interest to researchers and designers in mechanical engineering.

New information on the complex interplay between host cells and bacteria during infection is reported in the June issue of Nature Immunology. Three studies provide a new understanding of the relationship between salmonella bacteria and the cells infected.

Studies in recent years have shown that some brain regions continue to generate new neurons even during adulthood. Scientists have identified a new target for an old drug that has been used to treat tuberculosis for over 50 years.

Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature. VOL.440 NO.7088 DATED 27 April 2006 including :LOX stops the spread and ‘Top dog’ determined in the womb

A new study to be published in the June issue of Nature Genetics reports the binding profile of proteins involved in organizing the structure of DNA in the Drosophila genome.

Researchers have shown that by labeling pools of cells with different combinations of dyes, they can generate fluorescent ‘barcodes’….; A technique which helps cell culture make the leap into the third dimension, allowing scientists to more closely replicate naturally occurring arrangements of cells in the laboratory is described

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences (SIBS) today announce the appointment of Dr Dangsheng Li as the new Deputy-Editor-in-Chief for China’s premier life science journal, Cell Research (CR).

Summary of newsworthy papers from Nature vol.440, no.7085, 6 April 2006, includes Anthropology: Neolithic dental drill; Genetics: Genome of wastewater-treatment bacterium extracted from the sludge; Development: Motor protein drives asymmetry; Materials science: Liquid silicon for spray-on chips; Escapologist worms show how to burrow out of trouble

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Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature. Vol.440 No.7083 Dated 23 March 2006

The West is looking at India as a gold mine for clinical trials. Cloning and Stem cell research have hit the headlines with tremendous potential for therapeutic use. However there is a nagging fear that in the pursuit of research, ethical practices have not kept pace.

A polymer with an electronic performance equivalent to that of amorphous silicon has been developed; Mutations in a gene called filaggrin are associated with elevated risks of atopic disease - atopic dermatitis (eczema or inflamed, itchy skin), allergy, and asthma

'Tongkat Ali', a plant used for traditional medicine in Southeast Asia has also been proven to be effective for the treatment of Malaria and possess anti-cancer and anti microbial properties. The main problem is obtaining a sustainable supply of high quality roots. This research will ensure that this is now a problem of the past.

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Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer afflicting women. The mortality rate can be greatly reduced with mass screening programs, which are not available in many developing countries due to a shortage of pathologists. This invention known as CCAID System will enable mass screening programs to be undertaken in many developing nations.

For papers that will be published online on 5 March 2006 in Nature Materials; Nature Chemical Biology; Nature Genetics; Nature Neuroscience; Nature Immunology; Nature Cell Biology;Nature Structural & Molecular Biology

Nature Publishing Group (NPG) and the Australasian Society for Immunology (ASI) today announce an agreement for NPG to publish in partnership with the Society its flagship journal, Immunology and Cell Biology, from January 2007.

Mice subjected to stress caused by the presence of an aggressive intruder, repress the gene that produces a growth factor called brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), reports a paper in the March issue of Nature Neuroscience. This finding suggests a molecular pathway by which stress may cause lasting changes in gene regulation

A new model that explains why cooling sometimes causes liquid molecules to form disordered glasses rather than ordered crystals; The hunger-signaling gut hormone ghrelin can increase the number of nerve connections in a region of the brain crucial for the formation of new memories

This discovery might help to explain why we learn tasks better if there are breaks in between repetitions, why hyperactivity might cause learning problems and why simply being awake but resting can help learning.

Summaries of newsworthy papers from Nature Vol.439 No.7076 Dated 2 February 2006

Dry earwax is found frequently amongst East Asians, while wet earwax is frequent Amongst individuals with African and European ancestry.

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