Vegetable extract as a potential new therapy for HER2 positive breast cancer
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, affecting 46,000 women each year. HER2, a cell surface receptor belonging to the family of epidermal growth… Read more »
Claire Barnard
Claire studied at the University of Sheffield, completing a PhD investigating mast cell ion channels as targets for asthma therapy. She joined BioMed Central in 2011, and is Deputy Editor for BMC Medicine.
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- Open medicine digest: smoking cessation, antimalarials, prostate cancer genomics, and more - 30th November 2015
- What’s next for prostate cancer screening? - 27th November 2015
- Cancer prevention, genome-driven treatment, and mobilizing the immune system: highlights from NCRI 2015 - 13th November 2015
Well-trained residents deliver high quality patient care
Resident doctors have an important role in patient care. Although still in training, they are expected to provide a high standard of care under the supervision… Read more »
Postgraduate medical examinations: should the number of resits be limited?
When medical students graduate in the UK, they must undergo further postgraduate training and assessment before qualifying as specialist doctors. This involves… Read more »
Male infertility and DNA repair genes
Infertility is an important clinical problem, with around one in seven couples having difficulty conceiving. There are many possible causes, and abnormal semen… Read more »
Interventions given during pregnancy improve outcome for obese women
The incidence of maternal obesity is on the rise, with one in five pregnant women estimated to be obese. This poses great risk for both mother and baby; obese… Read more »
Neglected tropical diseases: incorporating nutrition into control programs
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are a group of poverty-associated chronic infectious diseases, which are endemic in poor and rural populations in the… Read more »
Multi-domain cognitive training improves mental functioning in the elderly
Cognitive decline, ranging from mild cognitive impairment to dementia, is an increasing problem in the elderly. There are 36 million people worldwide living… Read more »
New treatment strategies for lung cancer
Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the UK, with 38,000 people being diagnosed each year. Biological therapies that target the epidermal… Read more »
Genetic defects in the embryo could lead to early pregnancy loss
Early pregnancy loss (EPL), or miscarriage, occurs in around one in four pregnancies. The most common causes of EPL are genetic, including embryonic chromosome… Read more »
Renal and bladder cancer: current trends and controversies
Urology and oncology specialists came together in London on the 26th–27th January to discuss new developments and controversial topics at the 3rd National… Read more »