Highlights from the BMC Series – October
Early life household and timing of pubertal onset in girls - Fewer criminalizing immigrant policies have smaller health care inequities - Patients’ and… Read more »
29 Nov 2020
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Gender gaps in maths and science are not a given!
Over-representation of male students among high achievers in science is still striking. Educational research keeps exploring why this is and what role some… Read more »
Mosquito population modification: the drive to malaria eradication
Laboratory members from the University of California, Irvine Malaria Initiative, and their collaborators, have been using a prototype Cas9/gRNA-based gene drive… Read more »
Designing school-based surveys to identify areas for treatment of schistosomiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Using geostatistical models researchers evaluated the accuracy and cost-effectiveness of different survey designs in identifying areas needing mass drug… Read more »
Racial Equity in the Fight Against COVID-19
COVID-19 has exposed existing health inequalities in many countries, including Canada. In this blog the authors discuss how to provide support to groups with… Read more »
Chlorination provides an option for controlling cercariae
A recent lab and field-based study investigated the amount and duration of chlorine needed to inactivate schistosome cercariae and prevent transmission
Highlights – the Best Reviews on Antimicrobial Research
18-24 November 2020 is Antibiotic Awareness Week. The week aims to increase awareness of global antimicrobial resistance and promote best practices to reduce… Read more »
Could people achieve remission of type 2 diabetes without needing to lose weight?
Nicola Guess’ latest research into helping people achieve remission from type 2 diabetes is registered at the ISRCTN registry. To mark World Diabetes Day Dr… Read more »
Racism could be fueling poor health among minority groups in the UK
Racial discrimination affects not only mental health but also physical health. Authors Ruth Hackett and Amy Ronaldson discuss their findings from new research… Read more »
