Novartis Foundation Bulletin

The Bulletin includes meeting reports, news and interesting features on the Foundation's many activities.

Issue 31, September 2007

This issue reports on:

•     Fat'll fix it by Lisa Melton

•     Bursar's report by Anny Fortin

•     Bursar's report by Sophie Tambour

•     Bursar's report by Gaëlle Friocourt

Plus news from the Foundation.

Issue 30, May 2007

This issue features includes two articles by Lisa Melton: Chinese medicine goes West and Nicotine - good, bad or ugly? It also includes three bursar reports by Thomas Sanger, Matthew Sabin and Derek Hausenloy.

Issue 29, December 2006

This issue includes two articles by Lisa Melton: The antioxidant myth based on presentations given at the Novartis Foundation symposium 282 Dietary supplements and health, and Poisonous Padding based on the Novartis Symposium 286, Fatty acid and lipotoxicity in obesity and diabetes. And two bursar reports by Andrew Kenneth Stewart (bursar at symposium 273 Epithelial anion transport in health and disease: the role of the SLC26 transporters family) and Pierre Tissiers (bursar at symposium 280 Sepsis—new insights, new therapies). 

Issue 28 August 2006
This issue includes an article based on presentations given at the Novartis Foundation Symposium 280 Sepsis–new insights, new therapies, Body blazes by Lisa Melton. An article based on presentations given at the Novartis Foundation Discussion Meeting Where will current theories for Meniere’s disease take future clinical practice?, The science behind the attacks.. And two bursar's reports. 

Issue 27 March 2006
This issue features an article based on presentations given at Novartis Foundation Symposium 277 Fighting flaviviruses by Lisa Melton, a report from the Novartis Foundation Open meeting on Mild cognitive impairment, and a bursar's report from the Novartis Foundation Symposium 270 'Percept, decision, action: bridging the gaps':

Issue 26 November 2005
Highlights from recent Novartis Foundation activities including an article based on presentations given at Novartis Foundation Symposium 272, 'Signalling pathways in acute oxygen sensing' which was held in London in January 2005, Snoring Suspects. An article based on presentations given at Novartis Foundation Symposium 275, on 'Understanding nicotine and tobacco addiction' held in London in May 2005, Nicotine replacement therapies. And a bursar's report from the Novartis Foundation Symposium 272, 'Signalling pathways in acute oxygen sensing' held in London in January 2005, Bursar's report RODRIGO VARAS OROZCO

Issue 25 July 2005
Highlights from recent Novartis Foundation activities including a report based on presentations given at Novartis Foundation discussion meeting in London on Cognitive reserve: Heat light and a case of vintage reserve. An article based on presentations given at Novartis Foundation Symposium 275 held in London, May 2005, Understanding nicotine and tobacco addiction. A bursar's report from the Novartis Foundation Symposium 268 'Molecular mechanisms influencing aggressive behaviours held in London, July 2004.

Issue 24 March 2005
Highlights from recent Novartis Foundation activities including a meeting report from the proposer of NF273 on Epithelial anion transport. Dr Melton's perspective from the recent discussion meeting on Ecstasy. The Bulletin editor's slant on the Embryo debate, further to the publication of our exciting new book on Stem cells and a Bursar's report from our symposium on TRP channels.

Issue 23 December 2004
Dr Melton reports on our most recent symposium: Mast cells and basophils (NF271). This month's issue also features coverage of our most recent discussion meeting on MDMA/ecstasy (DM546) and a report from the bursar of the hERG channel symposium (NF266). 

Issue 22 September 2004
Featuring an article inspired by the recent symposium on the Genetics of autoimmmunity (NF267), a report pertaining to the hERG cardiac potassium channel meeting (NF266), and a bursar's report (NF267).

Issue 21 July 2004
Reports on a recent discussion meeting on Amblyopia (DM543), the Novartis Foundation Symposium on Inflammatory bowel disease (NF263), and a bursar's report from the Novartis Foundation Symposium on Pathological pain (NF261).

Issue 20 May 2004
Lisa Melton reports on the use of Cardiac stem cells from our recent symposium on Stem cells (NF265). In addition there is a report on our most recent publication on Osteoarthritic joint pain (NF260) and a bursar's report of his experiences at a recent symposium on the Biology of IGF-1 (NF262).

Issue 19 March 2004
Richard Pumphrey reports on Anaphylaxis, which has recently been published. This issue also features reports on our recent symposium on Nuclear organization in development and disease, and a bursar's report from the meeting on Inflammatory bowel disease which took place in November 2003. Print the PDF version.

Issue 18 January 2004
News from the Foundation's recent meetings on The science of well-being, Pathological pain and TRP channels. Print the PDF version.

Issue 17 October 2003
Articles featured: Growth hormones and health, When pain is more than nerve deep and a bursar's report from a recent symposium on Reversible protein acetylation. You may print this off a a PDF.

Issue 16 August 2003
Featuring Osteoarthritis pain goes central, Are you immunoinformed? with associated immunoinformatics web resources plus a bursar's report from our recent symposium on Anaphylaxis. You may print off this issue as a PDF.

Issue 15 May 2003
Features reports on reversible protein acetylation, the influence of the psyche on our health and a bursar's report detailing his experiences at the recent Cancer and inflammation symposium. Now you can print off the Bulletin as a PDF.

Issue 14 February 2003
Contains articles on regulatory lymphocytes, 'Man and his future' and a recent bursary period report

Issue 13 December 2002
Contains articles on theoretical biology, a report on the biopsychosocial model for medicine, a recent bursary period report and a review of a book on proteases

Issue 12 October 2002
Contains articles on the role of regulatory T cells, the neural basis of autism and a recent bursary period report

Issue 11 August 2002
Contains articles on animal models of schizophrenia, cardiac conduction and regulatory lymphocytes

Issue 10 June 2002
Contains articles on sarcoplasmic reticulum in smooth muscle, mucus hypersecretion in respiratory disease and tissue engineering in cartilage and bone.

Issue 9 April 2002
Contains articles on the incontinence taboo, advances in ecology, smooth muscle and photosystem II.

Issue 8 February 2002
Contains articles on a possible natural anti-anxiety and pain-relief drug, Nobel Laureates and the cell cycle, and anorexia in ageing.

Issue 7 November 2001
Contains articles on possible new uses for sex hormones in treating head injuries, advances brain imaging research, and investigating sex determining pathways.

Issue 6 August 2001
Contains articles on the problems surrounding intersex conditions, advances in sodium channels and hyperexcitability, and imaging tumour acidity.

Issue 5 May 2001
Contains articles on cellular pumps in epilepsy, how the brain marks ageing and mortality, and gastroenteritis viruses.

Issue 4 March 2001
Contains articles on endocrinology in ageing, the tumour microenvironment and the cell cycle.

Issue 3 November 2000
Contains articles on imprinting, complexity in biological information processing and a Novartis Foundation symposium bursars report.

Issue 2 June 2000
Contains articles on rice biotechnology, ageing and gastroenteritis viruses.

Issue 1 April 2000
Contains articles on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, re-wiring the brain, sex on the brain, and Winter bed-blocking.