BMC Medicine at Digestive Disease Week 2019
BMC Medicine attended DDW 2019, one of the largest worldwide gatherings for gastroenterologists and hepatologists. Here we share some of the highlights… Read more »
27 May 2019
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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Can we eliminate the need to scratch an itch?
A new study investigates the effectiveness of mass drug administration to reduce prevalence of mites that cause scabies and their itchy side effects.
The hidden problem of malnutrition among older adults in developed regions
The prevalence of older adults at risk of malnutrition or who are malnourished in an affluent society is comparable to the prevalence in economies where food… Read more »
The greatest scientists are artists too
Albert Einstein believed that there is a lot in common between art and science. But since the Renaissance, when polymaths captured the beauty of their… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC Series: April 2019
We have had a fantastic month for publications this April at the BMC Series with over 1400 publications across the Series Journals. Below are some of the… Read more »
What can we learn from billions of food purchases derived from fidelity cards?
By combining 1.6B food item purchases with 1.1B medical prescriptions for the entire city of London for one year, researchers discovered that, to predict health… Read more »
Africa’s cancer healthcare workforce is overworked and under-supported
Research published today in Infectious Agents and Cancer reports alarming disparities in the workload of oncologists in Africa compared to other parts of the… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC Series: March 2019
A new section in BMC Anesthesia open for submissions • Preventing and treating adhesions occurring after surgery • Managing carbon dioxide emissions in the… Read more »
The epigenetics diet: A barrier against environmental pollution
Early-life nutrition can profoundly affect development through the regulation of gene expression even when the DNA is not altered. In this blog, a research team… Read more »
