Stem Cell Research & Therapy is expected to receive its first Impact Factor in June 2012, having been accepted for tracking by Thomson Reuters (ISI). The journal launched in March 2010 and recently marked its first anniversary. Congratulations to Rocky Tuan and Timothy O’Brien, the Editors-in-Chief, and the Editorial Board for ensuring such a strong… Read more »
1With major depression being one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, impacting on many different areas of life, including pregnancy and work absence, treatment and management of this debilitating condition garners a lot of attention. However, from a public health perspective, better understanding the patterns and causes of depression will help guide initiatives to… Read more »
1I’m very pleased that the program for Beyond the Genome 2011 is now available on the conference website. This BioMed Central conference, organised by our sister journal Genome Biology in conjunction with Genome Medicine, is now in its second year and promises an exciting program of talks and posters from key areas of post-genomic research… Read more »
Fibromyalgia is a long-term condition that causes widespread bodily pain and extreme tiredness, and affects nearly 1 in 20 people. There is no current cure and the causes of the disorder are unknown, however treatments to help manage the symptoms can improve quality of life for the patients. A theory which is as yet widely… Read more »
1Is it safe to use immunosuppressive drugs to treat a rheumatic patient with a past malignancy? How do rheumatic disease and kidney disease affect each other even when they are unrelated? How should the increased risk of cardiovascular disease be managed in the treatment of lupus? These are just some of the clinical questions addressed… Read more »
One-and-a-half million people worldwide were diagnosed with breast cancer last year. In the UK, it is the most common form of cancer. Many studies have tried to find the regions of the genome that are associated with breast cancer risk, yet so far only a small proportion of inherited cancers can be explained. A report… Read more »