Today marks the launch of a new editorial model for BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. We find out more and talk to the new Editor-in-Chief, Professor B. Nirmal Kumar.
Following the publication today of a study in BMC Public Health on the use of e-cigarettes by teenagers, Dr Wilson M. Compton of the US National Institute on Drug Abuse, tells us more about the risks e-cigarettes pose to the next generation.
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The male sex industry has become an increasingly visible part of society, assisted by factors such as globalisation and technology. With few resources and little support readily available for male sex workers, this population may be at higher risk for health problems. A review article published today in BMC Public Health discusses how challenges emerging from the changing structure of male sex work should be confronted.
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Take a look at these fact files showing the diversity of Caribbean coral to accompany new insights on coral reef conservation published in BMC Ecology. Researchers have successfully bred and raised a rare and threatened Caribbean coral species in the lab.
A rare and threatened Caribbean coral species has for the first time been successfully bred and raised in the lab, according to research published in BMC Ecology. Lead author and TED Senior Fellow Kristen Marhaver explains why these findings are so important for conservation.
BMC Emergency Medicine is heading to Brussels next week (17th-20th March) for the 35th International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine. Come to the BioMed Central booth and look for the Executive Editor of the journal, Giulia Mangiameli (giulia.mangiameli@biomedcentral.com) if you wish to know more or get involved in our brand new Editorial board…. Read more »
On World Kidney Day, we catch up with BMC Nephrology Section Editor Dr Bernard Jaar, to discuss what winning the ‘Section Editor of the Year’ award meant to him, and what his best advice is for helping improve kidney health.
Unraveling the aetiology of rare diseases is usually a challenging task in veterinary medicine. Individual case reports of animals affected by rare diseases can prove valuable in helping to detect previously unknown genetic diseases. BMC Veterinary Research reports on the changing face of veterinary genetics, and how using state-of-the-art methods has helped a team of investigators to provide a genetic explanation for the rare skin disorder, epidermolysis bullosa, presented in a new-born calf.
On March 8, 1865, Gregor Mendel presented his findings “Experiments in Plant Hybridization” at the Natural History Society of Brno. His experiments in pea plants allowed him to elucidate the laws of genetic inheritance, which pre-dated the molecular era. We still celebrate his achievements, 150 years later.
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With the constant advances in mobile phone technology, we now have the luxury of video-recorders at our fingertips. Online video-sharing websites are home to millions of uploaded videos from pet owners sharing the funny moments in their animals’ lives with the world, from clumsy kittens to dancing dogs. However, it is not all viral videos and internet animal sensations; there is a serious side to some of these videos.