Highlights of the BMC series: August 2018
• Preventing antibiotic-associated diarrhea using probiotics • Men’s suicidality in Norway • Life history traits in a capital breeding pine caterpillar •… Read more »
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Alcohol as part of ‘care practices’ in White British women’s everyday personal relationships
With heavy drinking on the rise in England and elsewhere, it is important to understand the context for alcohol consumption in order to design appropriate… Read more »
What do we know about migraine? Mechanisms, treatment and the future
This year's Migraine Awareness Week begins on the 2nd of September. It is a great opportunity to increase attention toward this condition. Around 15% of general… Read more »
More BMC Series blog posts
Using a biological framework to resolve the early stages of linguistic divergence
The diversity observed between different present day languages have interested academics for centuries. It has been proposed that… Read more »
Benefits of breastfeeding: lowering the prevalence of asthma in children at high risk
In honor of National Breastfeeding Month in the US, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth presents a new study examining the effect of… Read more »
Missed opportunities to reduce violence against women and girls: how the Ghanaian media is falling short
The media is a key stakeholder in helping preventing violence against women and girls (VAWG) through responsible and informative… Read more »
Not too much and not too little: the right amount of social network site use may reduce loneliness among mothers of young children
Social networking sites can provide needed support to mothers raising young children, but only in moderation. A new study done in… Read more »
Longer hours on social media may increase teens’ risk of cyberbullying
An article recently published in BMC Public Health explores cyber-victimization across seven European countries and finds that… Read more »
Can social attachment contribute to problematic Facebook use?
A new study published in BMC Psychology examined psychological contributors that may lead someone to problematic Facebook use. The… Read more »
EULAR 2018: highlights from the annual conference
BMC Rheumatology attended the 2018 Annual European Congress of Rheumatology organized by the European League Against Rheumatism… Read more »