Foxes are blamed for European brown hare decline
Red foxes are the main cause of the decline in European brown hares, according to a new study published in the Open Access journal BMC Ecology.

Protection against Parkinson's disease damage
New research published in BMC Biology suggests that a currently drug used to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease could help to protect the brain against progressive damage by the disease.

National Open Access agreement for Norway
Norway has made a nationwide commitment to Open Access. All universities, polytechnics research institutes and hospitals in Norway became BioMed Central members on October 1, 2004. For more information, read the press release.

BioMed Central's open letter to the NIH
BioMed Central's open letter to NIH Director Elias Zerhouni voices support for the NIH's proposal to provide open access to publicly funded research.

Public Library of Science launches PLoS Medicine
The Public Library of Science has created a second Open Access journal - a journal for high-profile, peer-reviewed medical research.

Scottish declaration on Open Access
A group of Scottish universities, funding organisations and politicians has formulated a declaration supporting Open Access.

Government response to Scientific Publications inquiry
On November 8, 2004 the UK House of Commons Science & Technology Committee published the Government's response to the inquiry into Scientific Publications. For details and reactions to the Government response, see the Open Access Now inquiry page.

The smokescreen of copyright
The New England Journal of Medicine's support for Elias Zerhouni's proposal, Enhanced Public Access to NIH Research Information, is commendable. However, the recent editorial on this topic (NEJM, September 23, 2004) makes unfounded statements relating to copyright that deserve correction.

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