September marks International Blood Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign to raise awareness and support of blood cancers. In celebration of this and to help increase general knowledge and understanding of such diseases, we have gone back to basics with an overview on the classification and laboratory investigation of blood cancers.
September is World Alzheimer’s Month, which culminates in World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21st. In support of this important initiative, BioMed Central presents a quiz on the causes, symptoms and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. How much do you know about Alzheimer’s and dementia?
When it comes to clinical trials, much of the methodological research focus goes on recruitment. However, retention of participants in a trial is just as important when it comes to validity, though is often overshadowed by recruitment in research agendas. Published in Trials, new research investigates effective retention strategies in clinical trials and here, Professor Shaun Treweek and Dr Katie Gilles, University of Aberdeen, UK, discuss the paper and its outcomes.