Local knowledge systems: how can they help to guide ecological transition and a freer world?
Local knowledge systems, which over millennia have been a pillar of people’s livelihoods in many peripheral communities throughout the world,… Read more »
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Interview with a Retrovirologist: Sebla Kutluay in conversation with Carol Carter
Retrovirology is pleased to inaugurate a regular segment called “Interview with a Retrovirologist”, in which two scientists discuss their… Read more »
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Personalized nutrition: a Q&A with Ahmed El-Sohemy
The newest co-editor-in-chief of BMC’s Genes & Nutrition, Ahmed El-Sohemy is a Full Professor and Associate Chair… Read more »
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One Health Day Quiz 2020
One Health is about the convergence of human, animal, and plant health and the health of the environment. In celebration of One… Read more »
Brain Awareness Week 2020: Cognitive function and commercial video games
This year, Brain Awareness Week falls between 16th and 22nd March. The campaign, organised by the Dana Foundation, aims to foster… Read more »
Your DNA may underlie the severity of your concussion symptoms
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Ensuring safe drinking water in Rohingya camps of Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
A new study published in Gut Pathogens and supported by UNICEF, reveals high levels of contamination of source water from… Read more »
World Alzheimer’s Month: Let’s talk about dementia to end the stigma
Today, as part of World Alzheimer's Month, Paola Barbarino explains why we all need to talk about dementia, highlighting some key… Read more »
Can fasting or pseudo-diabetes have a positive effect on aging and health?
In this blog post by Dr Mikhail Blagosklonny, he summarizes the evidence in support of the use of mTORs (such as rapamycin) and… Read more »