Highlights of the BMC Series: January 2020
With another month of cutting edge, high impact research, we look back on just a few highlights from articles published across the BMC Series in January.… Read more »
19 Feb 2020
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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Tailoring interventions for social isolation and loneliness
The individuality of experiences of loneliness and social isolation makes it difficult to deliver standardized interventions. A study published today in BMC… Read more »
Social Inequalities in Vaping: Why Smoking Matters
A study just published in BMC Public Health analyses socioeconomic patterning of vaping in the UK by smoking status, which may offer insights into potential… Read more »
“I was very upset to be diagnosed”: The psychosocial impact of a diagnosis of gestational diabetes
While the harms of gestational diabetes are well-known, along with the physical benefits of diagnosing and treating it early, the psychosocial harms of a… Read more »
London Global Cancer Week 2019 – New Solutions to evolving challenges
BMC Cancer recently attended the 4th Meeting on ‘Cancer control in low and middle income countries’ as part of the London Global Cancer Week at the Royal… Read more »
Marijuana laws and marijuana use among US youth
A study published today in BMC Public Health investigates the historical trend of marijuana use among adolescents and young adults in the US and links the… Read more »
Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Where are we now, and where should we be going?
"As I write these lines, the novel coronavirus epidemic that started in Wuhan, China on December 8, 2019, has infected more people than the Severe Acute… Read more »
“You don’t know how it affects your baby”: Women’s beliefs and decision-making about physical activity during pregnancy and postpartum
While the benefits to both mother and baby of appropriate physical activity in pregnancy are well-studied, the reasons that women do or don’t meet those… Read more »
The father of cannabis research: Q&A with Raphael Mechoulam
Journal of Cannabis Research is proud to announce that Prof. Raphael Mechoulam of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has joined its editorial board. Prof.… Read more »
