Recent reports have confirmed a genetic basis for autism, with new evidence suggesting that autistic traits may be caused by genetic errors first introduced during the formation of the egg and sperm. But autism is a complex disorder. In an article recently published in Molecular Autism, Simon Baron-Cohen and colleagues remind us that many other… Read more »
As demonstrated by the response to the publication of the updated CONSORT statement earlier this year, the need for standardized approaches to the conduct and reporting of randomized controlled trials is widely accepted by the clinical research community.This week in Trials, Barbara Farrell and colleagues argue the case for adopting a similar approach to clinical… Read more »
BioMed Central is offering a fund to help researchers in developing countries attend the conference, Parasite to Prevention. The conference, held in conjunction with Malaria Journal, takes place in Edinburgh, 20-22 October. Researchers and graduate students from low-income and lower-middle income countries can apply for a conference bursary to cover the cost of their travel,… Read more »
The International Symposium on Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (ISICEM) is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2010, and to acknowledge this milestone Critical Care has published a related viewpoint article by Editor-in-Chief Professor Jean-Louis Vincent, ISICEM chairman. This article, co-written by several members of Critical Care’s Editorial Board, is an account of the last 30… Read more »
The release of the 2009 Impact Factors has seen Breast Cancer Research become the top-ranked breast cancer-specific oncology journal with an Impact Factor of 5.33, and means that of 165 oncology journals, Breast Cancer Research is ranked 21st overall. This move represents a significant milestone for the journal, which was launched in 1999, and is… Read more »