Monthly Archives: November 2012

Predicting problem drinking

For many people, having a drink after a stressful day at work is a pretty normal reaction. However, for some people, this reaction to stress may lead to a drink problem. In new research published in Biology of Mood & Anxiety Disorders the relationship between stress and threat and reward neurocircuity suggests that neurobiology may… Read more »

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Announcing a new thematic series on the ‘Developmental basis of mood and anxiety disorders’ now accepting submissions

The burden of mental illness includes a variety of serious problems associated with mood and anxiety disorders and remains one of the most significant worldwide health issues. It is therefore of global importance that research focuses on identifying the underlying causes of these dysfunctions, in order to identify targets for treatment and management of these… Read more »

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2012 STS/CCS Honorary Medal awarded to Carl-Henrik Heldin

The Signal Transduction Society (STS) has partnered with BioMed Central to publish Cell Communication and Signaling (CCS) for nearly five years. Since 2010, the “STS/CCS Honorary Medal” has been awarded each year at the annual scientific meeting of the STS.  This year’s award was presented yesterday to Carl-Henrik Heldin (Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Sweden)… Read more »

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From taxonomy to cybertaxonomy

Earlier this year, the International Committee on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) voted to amend “the Code” that governs how new animal species are named, in order to allow electronic – not just paper – publication of new species names. The change was a long time coming, having originally been proposed in 2008 (see our previous blog… Read more »

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Petsko goes global

Gregory Petsko, best known to BioMed Central for his inimitable comment articles in Genome Biology and BMC Biology, has this year succeeded to the Presidency of the International Union of Biochemists and Molecular Biologists (IUBMB), founded in 1955 to promote the interests of the international life science community and embracing the biochemists and molecular biologists… Read more »

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Faculty Job opening for HIV/AIDS virologist at Baylor College Medicine, Texas, USA

The Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology at Baylor College of Medicine invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track faculty position focused on any area of HIV/AIDS research. Preference will be given to applicants with an established research program. The successful candidate is expected to maintain an innovative funded research program and to participate in… Read more »

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