Held in Washington, DC, USA. 2-3 February 2009

Serotonergic and corazonergic, but not dopaminergic, neurons modulate the light-induced changes in fruit fly larvae locomotion during the photophobic foraging stage and photoneutral wandering stage of development.

Physiological estrogens induce dopamine efflux in rat pheochromocytoma cells expressing estrogen receptors leading to regulation of dopamine transporters, which offers mechanistic insight into the gender bias of dopamine-dependent neurological diseases.

Acute stroke patients presenting with hemiparesis or hemiplegia are significantly more likely to have a pontine infarction if they suffer from diabetes mellitus, experience non-vertiginous dizziness or display worsening of motor impairments.

Neurons governing sexual behavior migrate to the hypothalamus after birth, and experiments on immortalised cells of this type suggest this is regulated by the transcription factor AP-2alpha via direct upregulation of the Adhesion Related Kinase gene.

Sequence variation analysis and 3D modeling of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus indicate that antiviral drugs currently in use should remain effective for treatment.

Dr Bill Harris
Cambridge University, United Kingdom

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