A clinical trial, published in BMC Ophthalmology, investigating the visual outcomes of patients undergoing lazy eye treatment with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset has shown positive results. This blog post further explores the concept of video games for lazy eye treatment and discusses this published clinical trial in detail.
Low alcohol beers and wines have the potential to reduce alcohol consumption by acting as alternatives to regular strength counterparts. However, new research published in BMC Public Health finds that rather than being marketed as alternatives, these lower alcohol drinks were more likely to be sold as being suitable for any occasion and therefore may not be promoting healthy drinking habits.
Entitlement of undocumented migrants to European healthcare services varies between European countries, and the utilization of these services by undocumented migrants is often poorly recorded. In order to create a better understanding of the overall barriers, authors of the systematic review recently published in BMC Health Services Research examine the challenges faced by undocumented migrants when accessing healthcare services in Europe.
The end-of-life trajectory of the late Dr. Kate Granger MBE, analysed by Joanna Taylor and Claudia Pagliari in a paper recently published in BMC Palliative Care, provides a unique insight into her psycho-social state during the progression of her disease. In this blog, one of the article reviewers, Dr Mark Taubert, reflects on the potential of social media as a tool to study individual experiences such as those recorded by Dr. Granger, their potential to improve palliative and supportive care standards, and the merit of n=1 studies.
As 2018 begins we take a look back at some of the most interesting research published in the journal in 2017. As the average life expectancy has increased to its highest ever level, geriatrics-focused research is now more important and prevalent than ever before. Here we look back at five articles worth revisiting in BMC Geriatrics.
The curtains have fallen on 2017 and another successful year at BMC Evolutionary Biology has drawn to a close. To highlight these successes, we have taken this opportunity to compile a selection of some of our favorite articles published this year. Ranging from the re-examination of the ancient archaeopteryx to the discovery of a new species of sock-resembling marine organism, we have selected a handful of papers covering an array of intriguing subjects that we think make fascinating reading.
Throughout 2017, BMC International Health and Human Rights continued to publish a diverse selection of research from around the world. Here, we pick a handful of highlights which provided insight, tackled important problems and stimulated debate.
2017 was a fascinating year for BMC Plant Biology, which published a wide range of interesting articles. This time, we invited the editorial board members of the journal to vote for the top 10 best papers published over the past 12 months in the journal.
To mark World Cancer Day, BMC Cancer would like to highlight some highly accessed and fascinating research on breast cancer and cancer survivorship. In recognition of the importance of such topics BMC Cancer is delighted to announce its new section on “supportive therapy, survivorship and psychosocial oncology“.