Clinical Science is the voice of academic medicine. Its international editorial board is charged with selecting original papers of high scientific merit in the following subject categories: Cardiovascular System; Gastrointestinal Tract and Liver; Immunity; Inflammation and Oncology; Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition; Molecular Medicine and Genetics; Nephrology and Circulation; Neuroscience; Respiratory System and Vascular Biology. The journal also features reviews, a rapid communications section for concise high-quality papers, invited comments and scientific correspondence relating to published papers. In addition it includes two annual supplements containing the abstracts of papers presented at the meetings of the Medical Research Society and the Bayer Lecture.