As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to highlight some key ways of supporting research into breast cancer, as well as exciting new developments in the field which are contributing towards the continually improving survival rates. There are many ways to show your support, ranging from… Read more »
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month and this year it celebrates its 26th birthday. Breast cancer is the second most fatal form of cancer in women, with over 48,000 new cases diagnosed each year, which equates to one every ten minutes. In BioMed Central’s dedicated Breast Cancer Research journal, the potential treatment of breast… Read more »
Although 12th October is World Arthritis Day, the campaign runs throughout the year to raise awareness of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) in those who are affected, the medical community and the general public. One of their broader aims is to influence public policy to ensure the provision of adequate support for those who are… Read more »
World Arthritis Day was established in 1996 by Arthritis and Rheumatism International and is celebrated each year on 12th October. The aims of World Arthritis Day are to raise awareness of the issues affecting people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and to ensure all people with RMDs and their caregivers are alerted to the… Read more »
May 2014 – See Call for papers https://genomemedicine.com/about/update/genomicstomechanism and details below. Genome Medicine would like to announce a special issue on ‘From genomics to disease mechanisms’, which is planned for autumn 2014. We are also delighted to announce that the guest editor will be Jay Shendure, from University of Washington School of Medicine, US. We… Read more »
Sharing of scientific data has many benefits. It boosts research, speeds up translation and helps ensure that good practice is maintained. The teams that generate the data are rewarded too: studies show that sharing data increases citation rates. The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in the UK, a key player in the Human Genome Project, has… Read more »
A biomarker at its simplest is a biochemical feature or molecule that can be used to measure the progress of disease or the effects of treatment. With our advancing knowledge, and particularly with a move towards genetics-linked personalized medicine, interest in identifying and using biomarkers is at an all time high, particularly as they potentially… Read more »