San Francisco has become the first city in the US to require warnings to appear on advertisements for soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. Are there reasonable grounds for saying beverages with extra sugar cause obesity, diabetes and tooth decay and will warning labels make a difference? Below we discuss research published in BMC Public Health which supports this basis.
Following cigarette packaging legislation introduced in the UK, cigarette packs will now be a single color and covered with large health warning images. Studies on the health impact of standardized cigarette packs suggest they can deter non-smokers from taking up the habit and may cut the number of cigarettes smokers get through. We look at some of the research on this topic, published in BMC Public Health.
As part of BMC Ecology’s celebration of Endangered Species Day, Dr. Josef Settele discusses the shifting practices and attitudes of natural history research in the modern era, and argues for the importance of specimen collection toward conservation efforts.
Endangered Species Day is celebrated on May 20, as part of an international effort to increase awareness about endangered species and global conservation projects. Take the quiz to find out how science is helping to try and conserve our endangered species.
In the first few months of 2016, BMC Palliative Care has published interesting research focussed on those suffering from chronic illness and end-of-life patients. Below is a snapshot to highlight some of this exciting new research. If you would like to read more, visit our journal homepage.
Precision medicine is often proposed to be the future of healthcare, but it faces challenges in its implementation. A recently published debate article in BMC Medical Genomics argues that training and support for clinicians will be vital. Here, co-author Scott McGrath explores what we can learn from the introduction of another technological advancement to healthcare delivery.
The effectiveness of email-based exercises in promoting psychological wellbeing and healthy lifestyle has been investigated in research published today in BMC Psychology. So did this intervention work? Read more from co-author Minna Torniainen-Holm.
During sex, snails pierce their mates with a ‘love-dart’ to chemically improve their chances of fathering children. New research, published today in BMC Evolutionary Biology, furthers our understanding of this remarkable weapon in the mating wars.
The Ice Plant gets its name from the glistening appearance of the specialized cells covering its surface. A new study in BMC Plant Biology uses Omics approaches to further characterize the role of these cells in salt tolerance and plant metabolism.
What do you do when a very large and very angry goose wants to take over your nest? For the black sparrowhawk, as explained in new research recently published in BMC Evolutionary Biology, the answer is to build a lot of nests – and perhaps try breeding earlier next year.