Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy is accepting research submissions for consideration in a special series on immunotherapy in Alzheimer’s disease. Accumulation of amyloid-beta protein (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau protein are the pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of dementia. The current approved therapies for AD consist of symptomatic treatments, which do not… Read more »
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The Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, olive oil, whole grains, fruit and nuts, has been linked to numerous health benefits. Many observational studies have shown that those eating a Mediterranean diet live longer on average, and have reduced risk of heart disease, cancer and hypertension. Now, new evidence published in BMC Medicine from the Prevención… Read more »
Posted on behalf of Professor Mike Clarke, Director, All Ireland Hub for Trials Methodology Research, Queen’s University Belfast and Co-ordinating Editor, Cochrane Methodology Review Group It’s not quite a case of ‘it was 20 years ago today’, but 2013 sees the 20th anniversary of the establishment of The Cochrane Collaboration, the world’s largest organisation producing systematic… Read more »
Scoliosis, the official publication of the Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT) has today launched the meeting abstracts from the annual SOSORT meeting held earlier this year in Chicago, USA. The supplement features abstract presentations on a wide range of subjects within the field, such as the relationship between bone density and bone… Read more »
The release of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013 has stimulated much discussion on psychiatric diagnosis. Debate articles on the topic have been published in BMC Medicine in an article collection on Current Controversies in Psychiatry and described in a… Read more »
Increasing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is becoming a critical problem worldwide. The European Union have set out a ‘roadmap against antibiotic resistance’ to tackle the issue in Europe. In the UK, England’s Chief Medical Officer has suggested the threat of antibiotic resistance is ‘arguably as important as climate change for the world’. A new review… Read more »
If there were an early medical test for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), would you choose to take it? Most adults would, suggests a study in the open access journal Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy. The potential repercussions of this could be high, with medical, political and legal ramifications. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia,… Read more »
Dementia is seen as one of the main health and social care challenges of the 21st century. As a result of increasing life expectancy, there is no other disease area where the number of people affected is going up so rapidly. National dementia plans are needed to prevent a huge strain being placed on healthcare… Read more »
On 30th August, BMC Medicine published latest results from the PREDIMED study showing that moderate consumption of alcohol, specifically wine, in a Mediterranean population, is associated with lower incidence of depression.