Duke, NIH partner on antibiotic resistance; New class of prostate cancer drugs discovered;

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