Folic acid supplements and gut bacteria
How does the supplement folic acid get into our bodies? I had assumed it was taken up in the same way as natural folates found in our diet, but our… Read more »
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BMC enters the world of chemical engineering
We are delighted to announce that today, BMC Chemical Engineering, one of two new engineering launches in the BMC Series, has opened to submissions!… Read more »
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Increasing diversity in peer review with transparent mentoring of early career researchers
Today, four BMC journals are launching a pilot to proactively endorse peer review mentoring, which aims to increase diversity and… Read more »
Using social media in medicine to your advantage, with care!
Social media is beginning to change the way that medicine is practiced. It has the power to engage people in public health and… Read more »
Free Open Access Medical education (FOAM): the new way to keep up-to-date
FOAM is described as a dynamic collection of resources and tools for lifelong learning in medicine, as well as being a community… Read more »
How important are open access books to academic authors?
To kick off Academic Book Week in April, Springer Nature held a free event for researchers exploring open access (OA) books,… Read more »
Social media in critical care: what’s all the fuss about?
The way we communicate and learn has been revolutionized by technology. Almost all of us carry a smartphone these days, so we are… Read more »
Take a deep breath: Sex differences may play a significant role in the onset and treatment of lung disease
The winner of the OSSD Biology of Sex Differences Publishing Award, Joanna Floros, provides insights into how sex differences… Read more »
Mouse to man: animal models and cell models in the study of Autism
Non-human model systems allow us to enhance our understanding of disease mechanisms in many disorders. These models provide an… Read more »
Turning social phenomena into data: measurement instruments for the social sciences (Part 2)
The new BMC journal Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences is now open for submissions, and we continue our conversation… Read more »