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  • October 2010

    Innate inflammation and stroke: The common denominator of risk factors?

    Edited by Gregory J. del Zoppo (University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington), Philip B. Gorelick (University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois), and Wolfgang Eisert (University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany)

    The manuscripts from this Annals issue stem from a conference entitled "Innate inflammation as the common pathway of risk factors leading to transient ischemic attacks and stroke: pathophysiology and potential interventions" held at the New York Academy of Sciences on May 9-10, 2010.

    Forthcoming issue

    October 2010

    Psychiatric and Neurologic Aspects of War

    Edited by Jack D. Barchas and JoAnn Difede (Weil Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY)

    This Annals volume includes manuscripts from the 89th Annual Conference for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease entitled "Psychiatric and Neurologic Aspects of War" held at Rockefeller University on December 16, 2009.

    Forthcoming issue

    September 2010

    The Year in Evolutionary Biology 2010

    Edited by Carl D. Schlichting (University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut) and Timothy A. Mousseau (University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina)

    This 2010 Annals volume is the third in The Year in Evolutionary Biology review series.

    Forthcoming issue

    September 2010

    Women's Health and Disease

    Edited by George Creatsas and George Mastorakos (University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece)

    This volume includes manuscripts from the "The 7th Athens Congress on Women's Health and Disease," which was held in Athens, Greece on September 11-13, 2008.

    Forthcoming issue

    August 2010

    Reproductive Aging

    Edited by Maxine Weinstein (Center for Population and Health, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.) and Kathleen O’Connor (Department of Anthropology, Biocultural Anthropology and Biodemography Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington)

    This Annals volume presents manuscripts stemming from the workshop “Biodemography of Reproductive Aging,” held on June 5–6, 2009 in Washington, DC.

    Volume 1204

    August 2010

    Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Disease: 4th International Conference

    Edited by Debra Laskin (Rutgers University, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Piscataway, New Jersey)

    This Annals volume presents manuscripts stemming from the “4th International Conference on Oxidative/Nitrosative Stress and Disease,” held on October 28–30, 2009 at the New York Academy of Sciences.

    Volume 1203

    August 2010

    Cooley’s Anemia: Ninth Symposium

    Edited by Elliott Vichinsky (Children's Hospital and Research Center, Oakland, California) and Ellis Neufeld (Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts)

    This Annals volume presents manuscripts stemming from the “Ninth Cooley's Anemia Symposium,” held October 21–24, 2009 at the New York Academy of Sciences, and sponsored by the Cooley's Anemia Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences.

    Volume 1202

    July 2010

    Mitochondrial Research in Translational Medicine

    Edited by Yau-Huei Wei (Mackay Medical College, Taipei County, Taiwan), Chii-Ruey Tzeng (Taipei Medical University, Taipei City, Taiwan), and Horng-Mo Lee (Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan).

    This Annals volume presents manuscripts stemming from the 6th Conference of the Asian Society for Mitochondrial Research and Medicine, entitled “Mitochondrial Research in Translational Medicine,” held on October 30 to November 1, 2009 at Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.

    Volume 1201

    July 2010

    Center for Human Immunology (CHI) : Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge

    Robert B. Nussenblatt (Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute), Bibiana Bielekova (Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke), Richard Childs (Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute), Alan Krensky (Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute), Warren Strober (Mucosal Immunity Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and Giorgio Trinchieri (Cancer Imaging Program, National Cancer Institute), for the Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity and Inflammation, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
    Free online access

    This meeting report presents the National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Center for Human Immunology (CHI) first "Meeting the Human Immunology Challenge" Symposium, held September 3–4, 2009.

    July 2010

    Phylogenetic Aspects of Neuropeptides: From Invertebrates to Humans

    Edited by Hubert Vaudry (Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Neuroendocrinology, International Associated Laboratory Samuel de Champlain, University of Rouen, Rouen, France) and Seiji Shioda (Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan)

    The Annals issue presents up-to-date manuscripts on phylogenetic aspects of neuroendocrinology from invertebrates to humans.

    Full table of contents

    June 2010

    Neuroprotective Agents: Ninth International Conference

    Edited by Russell J. Andrews (NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California), William Slikker, Jr. (National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas), Bruce Trembly (Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Togus, Maine), and Tucker A. Patterson (National Center for Toxicological Research/FDA, Jefferson, Arkansas)

    This Annals volume examines various approaches to neuroprotection, including methods for neuroprotection, mechanisms involved in neuroinjury, and pharmacologic agents associated with neuroprotection.

    June 2010

    Discoveries in Spinal Cord Injury Research: From Bench to Bedside

    This online only Annals issue presents manuscripts from the New York State Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Research Symposium-From the Bench to the Bedside: The Latest Discoveries in SCI Research, held January 14-16, 2008 at the New York Academy of Sciences.

    Online only issue

    June 2010

    Neurons and Networks in the Spinal Cord

    Edited by Lea Ziskind-Conhaim (University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin), Joseph R. Fetcho (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York), Shawn Hochman (Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia), Amy B. MacDermott (Columbia University, New York, New York), and Paul S.G. Stein (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri)

    This Annals issue presents a wide range of discussions on spinal cord network development and the potential plasticity and regeneration following spinal cord injury.

    June 2010

    Aging, Cancer, and Age-Related Diseases: Common Mechanisms?

    Edited by Robert M. Tanguay (Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada)

    This Annals issue presents research linking aging and age-related diseases with neurodegeneration and cancer.

    May 2010

    Climate Change Adaptation in New York City: Building a Risk Management Response

    New York City Panel on Climate Change
    2010 Report
    Free online access

    Funded through a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation and modeled on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC) was convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg in August 2008 as part of PlaNYC, the City's long-term sustainability plan. The NPCC consists of scientists who study climate change and its impact, as well as legal, insurance, and risk management experts. This Annals volume presents the NPCC report, including New York City-specific climate change projections, tools to help entities identify climate vulnerabilities and develop adaptation strategies, and recommendations on how to foster an effective climate resilience program.

    May 2010

    Ecological Complexity and Sustainability

    Edited by Bai-lian Li (Center for Ecology and Sustainability, University of California, Riverside, California)

    This Annals issue includes manuscripts stemming from the Eco Summit 2007 conference "Ecological Complexity and Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities for 21st-Century's Ecology" held May 22-27,2007 in Beijing Jiuhua Resort and Convention Center (JRCC), Beijing, PR China.

    Online only issue

    May 2010

    The Year in Ecology and Conservation Biology 2010

    Edited by Richard S. Ostfeld and William H. Schlesinger (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, New York)

    This 3rd edition of the Annals review series in ecology and conservation biology contains a diverse collection of timely reviews on current problems in conservation biology and their scientific, policy, and management implications.

    May 2010

    Thymosins in Health and Disease: 2nd International Symposium

    Edited by Enrico Garaci (University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy) and Allan L. Goldstein (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC)

    This Annals issue presents manuscripts from the Second International Symposium on Thymosins in Health and Disease held Septemer 30–October 2, 2009 at Hotel Santa Tecla Palace Catania, Italy.

    April 2010

    Neuroendocrine Immunology in Rheumatic Diseases: Translation from Basics to Clinics

    Edited by Maurizio Cutolo (Laboratory and Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa School of Medicine, Genoa, Italy), Johannes W. J. Bijlsma (Dept of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Utrech, Utrecht, the Netherlands), Rainer H. Straub (Universitätsklinikum Regensburg - Innere Medizin I, Regensburg, Germany), and Alfonse T. Masi (Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria, IL)

    This Annals issue presents manuscripts stemming from the conference entitled “4th International Conference on Neuroendocrine Immunology in Rheumatic Diseases: Translation from Basics to Clinics,” held May 8–10, 2009 in Genoa, Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy.

    April 2010

    Skeletal Biology and Medicine

    Edited by Mone Zaidi (Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York)

    This Annals issue presents manuscripts stemming from the conference “New York Skeletal Biology and Medicine Conference,” held April 29–May 2, 2009 at Goldwurm Auditorium, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.