Infectious Diseases
> Copper and copper alloys may be effective at combating the deadly norovirus. Release
> Duke University has received $2 million from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the NIH, to establish a new clinical research network that will study antibacterial resistance. News
Cancer
> Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a new class of drugs to fight prostate cancer that work by interrupting critical signaling needed for the cancer cells to grow. Release
Reproductive Health
> Scientists at Stanford and Japan's Akira University have discovered a hormone that's produced in human females' eggs that aids the growth of ovaries--a finding that could help improve current fertility treatments for women and possibly lead to new therapies. Release
And Finally… Ten top European research institutes have formed an alliance called EU-LIFE to promote European life sciences research. Item