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Frances Benson

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  • Ushering in digital humanitarianism at the Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2012 - 31st May 2012
  • Five new journals on track for Impact Factors - 18th November 2011
  • Four new journals indexed in MEDLINE - 26th August 2011

Ushering in digital humanitarianism at the Médecins Sans Frontières Scientific Day 2012

31/05/2012

On Medicine

There was a strong message of the new age of digital humanitarianism at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Scientific day 2012 (#MSFSD). Serving to highlight… Read more »

Five new journals on track for Impact Factors

18/11/2011

Research in progress blog

Thomson Reuters has recently accepted five more journals for Impact Factor tracking. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, BMC Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology,… Read more »

Four new journals indexed in MEDLINE

26/08/2011

Research in progress blog

Following a review by the Literature Selection Technical Review Committee, four BioMed Central titles have recently been accepted for indexing in MEDLINE:… Read more »

Arthritis Research & Therapy's new look

09/03/2011

On Medicine

Following its recent move to online-only publication, Arthritis Research & Therapy is the latest journal to relaunch on BioMed Central’s new website… Read more »

Stem Cell Research & Therapy kick-starts its series on epigenetics and regulation

03/03/2011

On Medicine

Haematopoiesis, the process by which phenotypically distinct mature cells are generated from multipotent blood stem cells, is one of the best understood models… Read more »

New series in Arthritis Research & Therapy examines recent developments in osteoarthritis

07/10/2010

On Medicine

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and is a major cause of disability and reduction in quality of life. The disease is characterised by… Read more »

Approaching technical hurdles to iPS technology

13/08/2010

On Medicine

Producing induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) has the potential to revolutionize drug discovery and regenerative medicine. These cells have an advantage… Read more »

Diagnosing Alzheimer's disease – how good is neuropathology?

13/05/2010

On Medicine

Advances in clinical diagnostics, such as neuroimaging, as well as the development of new biomarkers, have raised questions as to whether neuropathological… Read more »

Clinical challenges of iPS stem cells should be met

13/04/2010

On Medicine

Hailed as Breakthrough of the Year by Science back in 2008, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) have recently come under fire from some experts who question… Read more »

Lessons learned from failed Alzheimer's trials

13/04/2010

On Medicine

The amyloid hypothesis has led to a greater understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and has provided a foundation for the development of drugs to tackle the… Read more »

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