WHO joins PubMed Central
An open access world news update There are many drivers behind the open access movement: to accelerate the pace of scientific research, discovery and innovation; increase the visibility, readership...
View ArticleReal evidence-based medicine: a shift away from GPs’ box-ticking exercise
Mr Jones shuffled into the room. “Good morning, Mr Jones, please take a seat.” Obligingly Mr Smith settled himself in the little wooden armchair beside the desk, as the GP reclaimed his position at...
View ArticleUprooted: tree communities threatened by great winds
We’ve all seen images on the news of the aftermath of a storm. Branches, and sometimes whole trees, lying forlorn on the ground amongst a jumble of debris. But while the news focuses on the human...
View ArticleWinners of the BMC Ecology Image Competition
As well as being an art form, photography is an important tool used by researchers to document their observations. Earlier this year, BMC Ecology launched its second image competition to showcase...
View ArticleWHO joins PubMed Central
An open access world news update There are many drivers behind the open access movement: to accelerate the pace of scientific research, discovery and innovation; increase the visibility, readership...
View ArticleThe meaning of ‘impact’: prestige or relevance for developing world research?
This is a guest post by Eve Gray. Once an academic publisher in Cape Town, she went on to be a publishing strategy consultant before becoming a researcher on open access scholarly communications at the...
View ArticleInfertility care: Everyone has the right to have a child, but what if you are...
Today is the ‘IVF: Past, current and future developments’ series launch for Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. OADW reviews infertility and the technologies available in poor resource settings...
View ArticleSnip, snip…one little cut for an AIDS-free generation
Today, 1st December, I’m sure many of us started by opening the first door of our advent calendars. The Christmas countdown beginning and all excited for mince pies and mulled wine. But 1st December,...
View ArticleWhat impact will malaria have on the ape community?
“Drastic drop in global malaria deaths” read last week’s news headlines. Every year come December the World Health Organization (WHO) publish the World Malaria Report. This is an assessment of global...
View ArticleLivestream from the World Economic Forum – Pandemics: whose problem?
We are hosting a livestream from World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland today at 11:30 am and it'll be available as a recording thereafter.
View ArticleTV in the time of an epidemic: understanding individual social distancing...
This blog was written by Veronica Wignall, Assistant Editor on the BMC-Series Quantifying the benefit of social distancing in a disease epidemic can be difficult, due to the unpredictable nature of...
View ArticleThe genetic revolution has started, so what does this mean for me?
‘Will genomic data be used or abused?’ was a debate organized by the charity Genetic Alliance UK to separate fact from fiction about genetic testing. Here’s a summary of the night’s discussion.
View ArticleCoral Fact Files
Take a look at these fact files showing the diversity of Caribbean coral to accompany new insights on coral reef conservation published in BMC Ecology. Researchers have successfully bred and raised a...
View Article“If I carry a condom I’m judged as a whore”: Myths and misconceptions about...
Even several decades after the introduction of modern family planning methods in Kenya, mistimed and unwanted pregnancies are still common among teenagers. This blog explores the research about peers...
View ArticleBattling the ‘anorexic voice’
In the spirit of Mental Health Awareness Week, I'm sharing my own experience living with a friend with the eating disorder anorexia atypical.
View ArticleThey can walk the talk but… why Government failed to make walking a public...
An analysis published in BMC Public Health discusses the difficulty in translating a health issue into a political agenda. There was a time when the British government were keen to get the nation...
View ArticleKeep dancing… it turns out it is good for the brain
Picking up choreography can seem like a brain teaser. Interpreting which arm, which leg, which direction even, can lead to legs and arms everywhere except for the very position they should be in. This...
View ArticleChewbaaka migrated from North America
OK, OK, so we might not be talking about the Chewbaaka in Star Wars. But the Chewbaaka mentioned in this blog is a cheetah. The cheetah species (Acinonyx jubatus) is now at home on the African plains,...
View ArticleWhat impact will malaria have on the ape community?
“Drastic drop in global malaria deaths” read last week’s news headlines. Every year come December the World Health Organization (WHO) publish the World Malaria Report. This is an assessment of global...
View ArticleLivestream from the World Economic Forum – Pandemics: whose problem?
We are hosting a livestream from World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2015 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland today at 11:30 am and it'll be available as a recording thereafter.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....