Highlights of the BMC series: May 2018
Oxytocin receptor gene methylation in social and emotional functioning • Safe smart phone sound levels •Causes of death among street-connected children and youth… Read more »
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BMC Ecology Image Competition Announcement 2018
We are delighted to announce that the 6th annual BMC Ecology image competition launches today! We are calling for ecologists around the world to submit their images.… Read more »
‘3 of your 5-a-day’ labels keep the fruit and veggies away
An article recently published in BMC Public Health looks at how a ‘3 of your 5-a-day’ versus a ‘1 of your 5-a-day’ smoothie product label affects subsequent… Read more »
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Unhealthy sleep patterns and risk of metabolic syndrome
A study published today in BMC Public Health involving over 100,000 Korean men or women finds that fewer than six and more than… Read more »
How a salmon gets its spots
Did you know that spot number can be used to sort escaped farmed salmon from wild salmon? A recent study published in BMC Ecology… Read more »
EAPC2018: Integration and scare of Palliative Care
BMC Palliative Care attended the 10th world research congress of the European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC2018), which… Read more »
What do color vision and red coloration in birds have in common? A study of ‘The Red Gene’
In a research paper published by BMC Evolutionary Biology, the recently identified 'redness gene' is studied in order to better… Read more »
Better training could help health professionals identify and support pregnant women with eating disorders
Physical and emotional changes a woman experiences during and after pregnancy can cause distress, and this is especially true of… Read more »
Rehabilitation and economic recovery for torture survivors
Torture is a practice that not only terrorizes individuals and society, but also imposes a long-term economic burden on its… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC series: April 2018
Interview with Professor Gabriel Richet • Review of systems medicine in cardiovascular disease • Correlation between poor diet… Read more »