HPV-related oropharynx cancer: The new staging system
Patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer now have a better prognosis and may not need as aggressive therapy as patients with HPV-negative head and neck… Read more »
20 Sep 2017
Open research pioneers, open perspectives
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Challenging health system inequity by practicing everyday governance
Governance of health systems is critical to their operation and performance, but the everyday realities and practice of governance in LMICs is rarely considered… Read more »
Behind the Image: a bug’s life
Observant and alert, this little guy appears ready for orders. Maïlis Huguin tells us the story behind her image, the winner of the Behavioral Ecology category… Read more »
Can Lyme disease trigger celiac disease?
Celiac disease is an autoimmune condition driven by immune responses to the ingestion of gluten proteins in genetically predisposed individuals. Additional… Read more »
Cell destruction is essential for improving hearing
A recent study published in the journal Cell Death & Disease found that autophagy—a form of cell destruction—is essential for hearing in mouse models.… Read more »
The action of actinonin: a new antimalarial drug and target
The apicomplast, a Plasmodium-specific organelle, proves to be a promising target for a new anti-malaria drug
Improving infant health: What’s the role for social policy?
In 2015, 193 UN Member States adopted Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which have the potential to significantly benefit maternal and child health. A review… Read more »
Long live the bats
Why do bats live so much longer than other small, high energy mammals? I recently attended the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution conference where I… Read more »
Peer Review Week 2017: Transparency in Review, and other innovations
At Springer Nature every week is Peer Review Week. Each week our dedicated in-house editorial staff spend thousands of hours co-ordinating the process of peer… Read more »
