Nature Medicine - Current issue : June 2009, Volume 15 No 6
Latest highlights
Q&A
A cultured response to HIV
Feature by Melinda WennerProbiotic yogurt might counter some of HIV's nasty effects on the gut. A project in Tanzania is helping a community make its own yogurt for HIV-infected locals, empowering women in the process.
Meeting
Frontiers of clinical investigation—Metabolism
Metabolism 2009: From bench to bedsideWe invite you to attend the 4th Annual Frontiers of Clinical Investigation Symposium. The meeting will explore innovative approaches to bridge laboratory investigation and clinical research in metabolism.
News & Views
Compound clamps down on prostate cancer
Community CornerA new androgen receptor antagonist is reportedly effective against castration-resistant prostate tumors. Three experts weigh in on the significance of this finding.
News & Views
Expansion and contraction
Between Bedside and BenchThis month, Goldfine et al. discuss the mechanisms behind the effect of bariatric surgery on metabolic disease, while Plutzky looks at the regulation of fatty acid storage in connection with diabetes.
Current Issue
Stomaching calcium for bone health
Article by Schinke et al.Calcium deficiency in the elderly is associated with low gastric acid secretion and bone loss. New data bolster the view that calcium supplements can prevent these bone defects.
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