Does loss of smell in COVID patients mean the virus has infected their brain?
Around 50% of people confirmed to have COVID-19 report a loss or reduction in the sense of smell. But does this imply that the virus is neuro-invasive… Read more »
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A Story of an Outbreak Caused by an Outbreak: Zika and SARS-CoV-2
The outbreak of an infectious disease is often accompanied by an outbreak of scientific evidence. The authors of a recent study published in BMC… Read more »
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Highlights of the BMC Series – April 2021
Responding to a pandemic - Research integrity, misconduct and consequences - Equity in clinical trial registration -… Read more »
International representation in Neurology journals: no improvement in over a decade
The underrepresentation of authors and editorial members from developing countries has been documented across several specialty… Read more »
Welcome to BMC Genomic Data
This year, BMC Genetics celebrates its 20th anniversary and makes an important announcement about its future; the journal will be… Read more »
What makes a prize-winning paper? Observations from the 2020 Brain Structure and Function Editors’ Choice Award
We take a look at the papers that won this year’s Brain Structure and Function Editors’ Choice Award, and catch up with the… Read more »
#BlackInCardioWeek: How it started, what happened, and what is to come
Black In Cardio is an international group of cardiovascular scientists and trainees from diverse backgrounds and subject areas. A… Read more »
Building trust in peer review: A Q&A with Dr Mario Malički
For Peer Review Week 2020, we speak with Dr Mario Malički, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Research Integrity and Peer Review on the… Read more »
Maximizing peer review efforts more important than ever
Peer review – with all its challenges – remains essential to the integrity and robustness of the editorial process.… Read more »
New method helps target local butterfly conservation efforts
In the UK, abundance trends of butterflies has typically always been calculated at a national level, however in new research… Read more »