Microbial forensics: It’s not just fingerprints that can be left behind
A study published in Microbiome today, has shown that individuals' past movements can be traced from their phones and shoes. Authors Simon Lax, Jarrad T.… Read more »
When culture meets epidemic: the case of Ebola
A study published today in BMC Medicine investigates the effect of traditional beliefs and customs on the spread of Ebola using a mathematical modeling… Read more »
Sleep in the intensive care unit – it’s important, right?
A study published in Critical Care showed how the use of melatonin could improve sleep quality sleep for critically ill patients. In this blog, guest authors,… Read more »
Withdrawal of medicines that cause deaths: takes longer than you think
A research article published in BMC Medicine investigates the length of time taken to withdraw dangerous drugs from the market. In this guest blog, authors Igho… Read more »
Combined endothelial and epithelial barrier disruption of the colon may be a contributing factor to the Ebola “sepsis-like” syndrome
In this blog post, researcher, Dr. Lawrence Lynn, discusses a tool that he and his team presented to the White House Ebola Response meeting. The findings… Read more »
Platelet-derived growth factors influence stem cell proliferation after trauma
A study published today in BMC Medicine reports on thefirst investigation showing that platelet-derived growth factors are associated with fracture repair… Read more »
The TRIPOD Statement: enabling the transparent reporting of prediction model studies
The TRIPOD statement co-published in BMC Medicine today, provides authors and editors with a 22-item checklist to ensure all key elements of a multivariable… Read more »
Theory and practice: Finding common ground between health economics and implementation science
Can health economics and the practical realities of delivering healthcare work side by side? Michel Wensing, professor of implementation science at Radboud… Read more »
What should donors do? New learning on health systems in fragile settings
This is a guest blog by Steve Commins from Thematic Working Group on Health Systems in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States. Despite fifteen years of donor… Read more »
How can ‘conservation genomics’ help the recovery of the most endangered species?
Cheng Cheng is from the School of Life Science & Technology at Xi’an Jiaotong University, China, and Jun Yu is from the Beijing Institute of Genomics,… Read more »