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Wednesday 08 October 2008 |
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The recruitment of Associate Editors for the BMC series is increasing the ties of these journals to the research community and improving the service we provide to authors. Associate Editors recruited range from new lab heads to well established opinion leaders, and it is their well-informed perspective that will guide us as the BMC series continues to grow.
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BioMed Central on Facebook - become a fan!
BioMed Central now has a Facebook page. Show your support for open access and 'Become a fan' of BioMed Central. Whilst still in its infancy, the BioMed Central page will be continually updated with news, events, photos, videos and more. |
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Increasing significance of medical case reports: JMCR leads the way
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Journal of Medical Case Reports (JMCR) announced last week that it has published its 500th case report. Since its launch in 2006 over 530,000 case reports have been downloaded from JMCR's website - indicative of the increasing significance and usage of case reports in the industry. |
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Asia-Pacific Family Medicine moves to BioMed Central
Editors-in-Chief: Lyn Clearihan, Tai Pong Lam and Zorayda Leopando |
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Asia Pacific Family Medicine, the official journal of the Asia Pacific Region of WONCA, re-launched last week on BioMed Central's publishing platform. As highlighted in their launch Editorial, it is anticipated that this move will increase the exposure of the journal to the widest possible global audience. |
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First articles published in Thyroid Research
Editors-in-Chief: Andrzej Lewiński, Josef Köhrle, Maria Alevizaki and Barbara Jarząb |
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Thyroid Research launched on 29 September. The journal publishes the latest research in thyroidology and associated fields and aims to provide authors with high visibility, wide accessibility and full indexing. |
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Launch of Journal of Ovarian Research
Editors-in-Chief: David T. Curiel, Sham S. Kakar, Fumikazu Kotsuji, Stefano Palomba |
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Launched on 1st October, Journal of Ovarian Research focuses on research that provides new insights into ovarian functions, as well as prevention and treatment of diseases afflicting the organ. |
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BMC Proceedings, a recently launched journal devoted specifically to conference publications, has published the meeting abstracts from Infectious diseases of the nervous system: pathogenesis and worldwide impact, Paris, France, 10-13 September 2008 and Proceedings of the Experts Meeting on Lung Cancer and the Use of Erlotinib, New York, USA, 10 November 2007. |
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Journal of Foot and Ankle Research has published the abstracts from the 1st Congress of the International Foot & Ankle Biomechanics (i-FAB) Community, Bologna, Italy, 4-6 September 2008. |
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Axel Meyer and colleagues review two recent studies in BMC Biology and BMC Evolutionary Biology which shed light on the genetic determinants of colour detection in strikingly pigmented fish.
If you wish to be notified when new articles are published in Journal of Biology, please sign up for article alerts and/or RSS feeds. |
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Prion diseases revisited
BMC Veterinary Research 2008, 4:38
Increased amounts of normal prion protein in cattle with idiopathic brainstem neuronal chromatolysis, a rare neurological disease with clinical similarities to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, suggest that this protein may also be involved in other disorders. |
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New-generation lenses preferred for presbyopia
Trials 2008, 9:54
Despite little difference in bifocal visual performance, patients with presbyopia show a preference for new-generation over older-generation progressive lenses, adapting significantly more quickly to the new-generation lens
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Unlocking the power of cross-species genomic analyses: identification of evolutionarily conserved breast cancer networks and validation of preclinical models
Christina N Bennett, Jeffrey E Green
Breast Cancer Research 2008, 10:213 (11 September 2008)
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Over 4000 top researchers identifying major advances, including some you may have missed.
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Visualizing blood circulation in the developing zebrafish liver. |
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First report of a clavicle fracture in a professional cricketer
A 23-year-old professional fast bowler presented with a 4-month history of presumptive bowling related shoulder chest pain that was eased by rest. However, a rheumatologist found no abnormal clinical signs and a thoracic spine MRI was reported as normal.
Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008, 2:306 |
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