> In an article in PLOS Neglected Tropical Pathogens, researchers from the University of Edinburgh say many deadly infectious diseases--including anthrax, brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis--have failed to receive recognition and funding needed to combat them effectively. Study
> Animal models of human diseases need to be better designed to avoid false-positive results, writes Malcolm Macleod in a letter in Nature. More (sub. req.)
> TetraLogic reports new data showing that its lead compound birinapant may have broad applicability in the treatment of infectious diseases. Release
> Duke Medicine researchers have identified a genetic mutation involved in a rare and deadly form of childhood and young adult brain cancer called brainstem glioma. News
> A team from the University of Colorado School of Medicine explain in Nature how RNA molecules found in certain viruses imitate the shape of other molecules to promote their spread and make more viruses. Abstract