Today sees the publication of the first articles in BMC Medical Genomics. The biological sciences have been transformed by the recent explosion in genomic technology and genome sequencing projects and the next decade will see a similar revolution in medicine. BMC Medical Genomics aims to maximize the visibility and impact of this vital and growing… Read more »
Breast Cancer Research, a BioMed Central journal, has published the first articles in a new series on Mammographic Density, the latest of the journal’s regular review series. This series is edited by Dr Norman F Boyd from the University Health Network in Canada. The review from Vachon et al. summarises the relationship of density to… Read more »
Several open access articles published by BioMed Central have recently been used by Medscape to produce Continuing Medical Education (CME) material. These articles span a broad range of specialties, including general practice, psychiatry, surgery, endocrinology, and preventive medicine. It is wonderful to see open access research being used in this way to create CME. A… Read more »
An article reporting a reversal of Alzheimer’s symptoms has captured the attention of science journalists around the globe. The case report, published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, describes a dramatic reversal of Alzheimer’s symptoms in a patient following treatment using the anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) therapeutic, etanercept. Coverage has included a 3 minute broadcast feature … Read more »
Bruce Ponder, Editor-in-Chief of Breast Cancer Research, has been recognised with a knighthood in the 2008 New Year’s honours list for services to medicine. Sir Bruce is Li Ka Shing Professor of Oncology at Cambridge University and Director of the newly-opened Cancer Research UK Cambridge Research Institute, where he continues to carry out research on… Read more »