A concerted effort combating hepatitis.

In this issue of the Biomedical Journal one focus is the research of hepatitis. The reader learns about the connection between hepatitis and thrombocytopenia and a large-scale immunization initiative against hepatitis. Further articles include an overview of mitochondrial bioenergetics, a review of current methods to research neuronal dynamics, a study of the anti-cancer effect of propolis, and the challenges of organ transplants derived from brain dead donors. An insight into kidney disease and types of stroke is provided, as well as imaging techniques that are employed for identifying changes in white matter. Lastly this issue contains the results of a study investigating foot arch development in children, the use of a precision radiation therapy against head and neck carcinoma, and an exchange concerning renal impairment and serum cancer antigen-125.