A new test to predict breast cancer risk
A simple blood test is currently in development that could help predict the likelihood of a woman developing breast cancer, even in the absence of a high-risk… Read more »
Kam Arkinstall
Kam studied Physics at University of Oxford, graduating with a Masters in 2007. Since then she has worked for health and research charities, including Cancer Research UK. She worked as Blogs Manager for BioMed Central from October 2013 to September 2015.
Latest posts by Kam Arkinstall (see all)
- New report reveals growing confidence in open access quality - 18th August 2015
- Reproducibility: what are we going to do about it? - 23rd July 2015
- Get up, stand up – the risks of sedentary behavior - 19th June 2015
What to expect when you’re expecting – spare a thought for the dads
As part of Men’s Health Week and to mark the approach of Fathers’ Day in the UK, we’ve taken a look at some of the research into fatherhood and the… Read more »
May blogs digest: The science of sleep, giant viruses, winged beasts, and more
May was a busy month on the BioMed Central blogs. If you think you might have missed something, not to worry. Here’s a round up of some of our top… Read more »
Personalizing care in coronary heart disease
A new paper published in Genome Medicine today describes research with the potential to ‘personalize’ treatment for patients with heart disease.… Read more »
BioMed Central staff take on a charity challenge
On Friday 16th May, 26 people from BioMed Central’s London office (and another 15 from our fellow Springer companies) shut down their computers, closed their… Read more »
Blurring the line between humans and machines
A new paper published today has shown that a simple exoskeleton can augment human walking. This is just one of many exciting new developments emerging from a… Read more »
April blogs digest: peer review, clinical trials regulation, World Malaria Day, and more
Been too busy to follow all our blogs over the last month? Never fear! We’ve done the hard work for you and pulled together some of the highlights from… Read more »
Can we find a better way to diagnose malaria?
In 1907, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It was awarded for his discovery that it was possible to identify… Read more »
Fostering open access in Asia
Research output in Asia is growing fast. According to National Science Foundation indicators published in February this year, the number of articles published… Read more »
Reducing ignorance about causes of death: can we, and why should we?
This is a guest post by Professor Alan Lopez, Director of the Global Burden of Disease Group at the University of Melbourne. He takes a look at why we need to… Read more »