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The article discusses research on the relationship between Kinesin-Associated Protein 3 polymorphisms and the rate of survival among patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). It references the study "Reduced Expression of the Kinesin-Associated Protein 3 (KIFAP3) Gene Increases Survival in Sporadic Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," by John E. Landers et al, published in the 2009 issue of the periodical "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States of America." The study involved patients from the U.S. and Europe.

Reports on studies by Francois Jean et al of Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland. Indication that a protein designed to block a host-cell protein that many viruses use to process their envelope glycoproteins might limit the replication of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV); Details of the research on furin-blocking protein alpha1-PDX.