International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (IJBNPA) has recently published its first thematic series of articles presenting research on how mass communication and social marketing affect levels of physical activity within a population. With rising trends in obesity and the associated health problems, exacerbated by a lack of physical activity, governments are increasingly… Read more »
If you’re like me, you probably know at least one person affected by multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that strikes during young adulthood. Like many other neurological diseases, the deterioration that results from multiple sclerosis is tragic, and the development of more effective treatment is a very active area… Read more »
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a serious but variable disease, leading to difficulties analysing related studies. In a commentary published in Critical Care, Dr Andrew Maas, University Hospital Antwerp, Brussels, describes how pooling data from several sources can provide a cost-efficient way of comparing cases of TBI. The IMPACT (International Mission on Prognosis and Clinical… Read more »
The New York Times recently ran an article on primary care and why it is perceived as ‘not cool’ in America. Journal of Medical Case Reports is accepting more and more fascinating case reports from general practice, so can this be true? I put this question to two of the journal’s Deputy Editors from both… Read more »
The distinct catabolic role of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta (PPARδ) is reported in new research published in Genome Medicine, with therapeutic implications for type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and metabolic syndrome. Modulators of the α and γ members of the PPAR protein family are currently used to treat symptoms of metabolic syndrome. However, the specific metabolic… Read more »
If you’re like me, you probably know at least one person affected by multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune demyelinating disease of the central nervous system that strikes during young adulthood. Like many other neurological diseases, the deterioration that results from multiple sclerosis is tragic, and the development of more effective treatment is a very active area… Read more »