Springer is launching in March 2010 the Review of Philosophy and Psychology (RPP), a peer-reviewed journal focusing on research trends at the intersection of philosophy, psychology and cognitive science.

Researchers conducting clinical trials in Rwanda have concluded that the risk of postnatal transmission is minimal in HIV-positive mothers undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) while breastfeeding. The results of the trials have been published in the current issue of AIDS, the leading journal in the field of HIV and AIDS research. The journal is [...]

Human cells are able to secrete a cancer-killing protein, scientists at the University of Kentucky’s Markey Cancer Center have found.
Researchers led by Vivek Rangnekar, UK professor of radiation medicine, have determined that the tumor-suppressor protein Par-4, initially thought to be active only within cells expressing the Par-4 gene, is in fact secreted by most human [...]

Editor-in-Chief of Respirology, Professor Philip Thompson, was conferred the highest award the Asia Pacific Society of Respirology (ASPR) can possibly offer – the inaugural ASPR Society Medal.

New research could explain why females of many species have multiple partners. Published on Friday 21 November 2008 in leading journal Science , the study was carried out by a team from the Universities of Exeter (UK), Okayama (Japan) and Liverpool (UK).