July 2012: From Tackling Gliomas to Visualizing Inflammation

07/05/12 • 24 min

In this month's Cell Podcast, we cover how a scorpion venom-derived peptide might be used to treat glioma, with Harald Sontheimer (0:00) (Trends in Neurosciences June issue), visualizing the immune system in 3D to monitor inflammation in a whole organism, with Eric Skaar (7:58) (Cell Host and Microbe June 14 issue), and understanding how mothers tolerate the "alien within" during pregnancy, with Alexander Rudensky (14:31) (Cell July 6 issue). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (22:01).

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June 2012: From Pain Control to Stem Cell Milestones

In this month's Cell Podcast, we learn how neglected tropical diseases such as river blindness also have an underappreciated burden of mental health issues, with David Molyneux (0:00) (Trends in Parasitology May Issue), a new approach to treating persistent neuropathic pain using embryonic cell transplants, with Allan Basbaum (7:26) (Neuron May 24 Issue), and why we're celebrating two milestone birthdays in the stem cell field - 10 years of the ISSCR and 5 years of Cell Stem Cell, with Len Zon (14.20) (Cell Stem Cell Anniversary Issue). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (22:07).

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August 2012: From Gut Microbiota to Mirror Neurons

In this month's Cell Podcast, we cover the role of "friendly" gut bacteria in immune system defense, with Eric Pamer (0:00) (Trends in Immunology Online Now), a potential treatment targeting a cannabinoid receptor that seems to reign in appetite and reduce body fat, with George Kunos (8:20) (Cell Metabolism August issue), and the history and significance of mirror neurons, which fire when watching others' actions, with Marco Iacoboni (15:00) (Current Biology 21st Anniversary Celebration). Plus, sample a selection of the hottest new papers from Cell Press (22:07).