A firm understanding of the molecular basis of disease will lead to new strategies to eliminate it. The academics, clinicians and industrial researchers of the future will need to work together to translate basic scientific discoveries into new therapies, vaccines and diagnostic tests. Trends in Molecular Medicine aims to catalyse this process: the most important breakthroughs in contemporary biomedical research are presented in a concise, accurate and lively way so that anyone with an interest in tomorrow's medicine can assimilate the information they need.