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All at BioMed Central are shocked and saddened by the news that Kuan–Teh Jeang, M.D., Ph.D. passed away suddenly on the evening of the 27th January 2013. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and colleagues at this difficult time. |
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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of its publication, BMC Biology has invited its Editorial Board to say, in a paragraph or two, what they think are the most interesting or important open questions in biology. The first few, ranging from the challenge of proteomics to the mechanism of an unconventional variant of apoptosis, are published this month, with more to come next month when Sean Munro asks what is left for cell biologists to do. We hope to celebrate our tenth birthday with research papers providing some answers. |
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Microbiome seeks to unite investigators conducting microbiome research in environmental, agricultural, and biomedical arenas. Health Information Science and Systems, a multidisciplinary journal, aims to use technologies in computer science to assist in disease diagnoses, treatment, prediction and monitoring through the modeling, design, development, visualization, integration and management of health related information. Cancer & Metabolism welcomes studies on all aspects of the link between metabolic pathways and cancer. For more information, see here, here and here. |
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Reported in Scientific American, research in Environmental Health shows that, because 1.5–2 million children in the EU are born each year with methylmercury exposures above the safe limit, mercury pollution costs the EU €10,000 million per year. The costs are probably even higher when taking into account heart disease.
Science 2.0 covered an article in BMC Pediatrics which found evidence that celiac 'epidemics' are linked to infections early in a child's life. |
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RAMESES: new publication standards
Geoff Wong, Trish Greenhalgh et al. propose new publication guidelines for realist synthesis and meta–narrative reviews. The 'RAMESES' (Realist and Meta–review Evidence Synthesis: Evolving Standards) statement provides researchers, institutes and journals with guidance on how to conduct these new forms of literature analysis, and adherence to the guidelines is expected to lead to quality assurance and uniform reporting of studies. |
| In an accompanying commentary, David Gough emphasizes the importance of applying rigorous research methods to literature analysis, whilst also maintaining quality appraisal and transparency. |
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Novel approach for treatment of neurogenic pain
Molecular Pain 2013, 9:1
Decreasing the cholesterol content of a cell affects the ionic selectivity of TRPV1, this modulation of the TRPV1 ion channel may constitute a novel mechanism to ameliorate pain and inflammation. |
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A new social gene in Dictyostelium discoideum, chtB
BMC Evolutionary Biology 2013, 13:4
Under tough conditions individuals of the single–celled slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum work together to form a fruiting body, but a strain that bears a particular mutation can cheat the system to preferentially reproduce, apparently without cost. |
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BMC Bioinformatics has published the abstracts from the Eighth International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) Student Council Symposium 2012.
Long Beach, CA, USA. 13–14 July 2012. |
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BMC Systems Biology and BMC Genomics have published research articles from The International Conference on Intelligent Biology and Medicine (ICIBM).
Nashville, TN, USA. 22–24 April 2012. |
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BMC Emergency Medicine has published abstracts from the 2012 PLA Emergency Medicine Annual Congress.
Beijing, China. 9–12 November 2012. |
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Critical Ultrasound Journal has published the abstracts from the 8th WINFOCUS World Congress on Ultrasound in Emergency and Critical Care.
Barcelona, Spain. 20–23 October 2012. |
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