Trends in Molecular Medicine

期刊简介：Trends in Molecular Medicine's objective is to facilitate communication between groups of highly trained professionals with distinct backgrounds and skills, whose common goals are to understand and explain the molecular basis of disease with a view to new clinical practice. Trends in Molecular Medicine is a resource for students and professionals alike, who have information needs that transcend the traditional clinical or scientific categorisation.Trends in Molecular Medicine includes review articles on the genetic basis of disease, but 'molecular' does not only mean DNA. The diagnostic role of genetic processes is clear, but major benefits in health and disease are also provided by other molecules: enzymes, antibiotics, hormones, metals, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, synthetic organic and inorganic polymers. Such benefits are discussed and evaluated by Trends in Molecular Medicine. Furthermore 'Medicine' involves a vital societal element; molecular intervention raises controversial ethical, legal and financial issues. All these issues are addressed in Trends in Molecular Medicine in a style that builds on 25 years' experience of publishing the Trends Journals.

【译文】《分子医学趋势》的目的是促进具有不同背景和技能的高素质专业人士群体之间的沟通，他们的共同目标是理解并解释疾病的分子基础，以新的临床实践为视角。《分子医学趋势》是学生和专业人士的共同资源，他们的信息需求超越了传统的临床或科学分类。《分子医学趋势》包括关于疾病遗传基础的综述文章，但‘分子’不仅仅意味着DNA。遗传过程在诊断中的作用是明确的，但其他分子（如酶、抗生素、激素、金属、碳水化合物、脂质、维生素、合成有机和无机聚合物）在健康和疾病中也提供了主要的好处。这些好处将由《分子医学趋势》讨论和评估。此外，‘医学’涉及一个重要的社会元素；分子干预引发了有争议的伦理、法律和财务问题。所有这些问题都在《分子医学趋势》中以25年出版《趋势期刊》的经验为基础的风格中得到解决。