Contents
Vol 2, Issue 45
Contents
Commentary
- 360 Degrees of Human Subjects Protections in Community-Engaged Research
When communities are both participants and partners in research, effective human subjects protections must address both individual and group risks.
Perspective
- Are Herbal Medicines Ripe for the Cancer Clinic?
A Chinese herbal supplement reduces chemotherapy-induced intestinal toxicity in a mouse model of colon cancer, but it remains unclear whether such treatments can quell these side effects in patients.
Research Articles
- The Four-Herb Chinese Medicine PHY906 Reduces Chemotherapy-Induced Gastrointestinal Toxicity
A traditional Chinese medicine reduces the intestinal toxicity of chemotherapy by inhibiting inflammation and promoting cell proliferation.
- Multivalent Integrin-Specific Ligands Enhance Tissue Healing and Biomaterial Integration
Titanium implants coated with nanoclustered ligands for integrin adhesion receptors are tightly integrated into bone for orthopedic applications.
Editors' Choice
- Antibodies Against TIM-1 for Asthma Therapy
Blocking specific sites on TIM-1 reduces asthmatic responses.
- Hot Peppers to Cool Blood Pressure
Feeding hypertensive rodents the pungent compound capsaicin reduces their blood pressure via activation of a cation channel.
- Early Meeting Sets the Fate
Proteins implicated in Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia are linked in brain development.
- The Heart of “Stemness”
A regulator of asymmetric cell division promotes the transition to blast crisis in chronic myelogenous leukemia.
Podcast
- Science Translational Medicine Podcast: 18 August 2010
A conversation with Yung-Chi Cheng about the effectiveness of a Chinese herbal medicine for treating the gastrointestinal side effects of chemotherapy.
