Beaches, bathsalts and the best of the best in Biophysics
A little over two centuries ago, pioneering physicist Thomas Young—perhaps the first biophysicist— published his seminal work on the wave theory of light, overturning Newton’s ideas in the process. A...
View ArticleUrology – En Vogue research in London, Milan and… San Diego
Urology, like fashion, evolves at a fast pace with every season, bringing with it new trends in medical knowledge, in addition to unveiling exciting and innovative advances in surgical technology. Here...
View ArticleGPs under pressure, trying to get better – RCGP 2013
It was hard to keep politics out of the 2013 meeting of the Royal College of General Practitioners, held in Harrogate, UK earlier this month and attended by approximately 1700 practising GPs and...
View ArticleACR 2013’s mission: advancing rheumatology!
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Annual Meeting 2013 was the must-attend event for anyone involved in research or delivery of rheumatologic care and services, and BMC Musculoskeletal...
View ArticleBMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation at the Orthopaedics and...
BMC Sports Science, Medicine, and Rehabilitation will be attending the 9th national Conference on Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine that will be held at the Hallam Conference Centre in London on...
View ArticleBMC Medical Imaging at the European Congress of Radiology 2014
Since 1967, The European Congress of Radiology (ECR) has continued to evolve and grow in stature. Now considered one of the largest radiological meetings in Europe, the ECR attracts more than 20,000...
View ArticleAmerican Diabetes Association 2014
Last month BMC Endocrine Disorders was in San Francisco to attend the 74th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA); one of the largest and most prestigious conferences in the...
View ArticleBMC Bioinformatics at RECOMB 2015
BMC Bioinformatics will be heading over to Warsaw next week for the 19th Annual International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology, held from the 12th to the 15th of April. We are...
View ArticleI’d like to thank the Academy…
Upon my recent return from the Annual Research Meeting of AcademyHealth 2015 in Minneapolis, I felt a great sense of appreciation. BioMed Central’s attendance of this prestigious gathering provided me...
View ArticleCheating birds, drug-taking ants and the benefits of a high-fat diet: news...
Inbred and unfaithful? Superficially, song birds might appear to be paragons of mating fidelity. Yet we are increasingly aware that while a female will pair with a specific male to raise her chicks, he...
View ArticleCreative thinking, collaborative care and the psychology of selfies – APA 2015
The annual convention of the American Psychological Association is the largest gathering of psychologists and psychology students in the world, showcasing exciting developments at the leading edge of...
View ArticleSkeletal Muscle: An African Perspective – IORMC 2016
IORMC2016 was co-organised by BMC Physiology Editor-In-Chief Prof Kathy Myburgh (University of Stellenbosch) and Dr Carola Niesler (University of KwaZulu-Natal), and brought together a unique...
View ArticleDomesticated rabbits, vestigial ants and a curious seal – news from EED 2016
The taming of the rabbit The genetic changes leading to domestication of the many plant and animal species we use for food and keep as pets has become a popular research topic. A consistent problem in...
View ArticleZoology 2016 – Nature conservation in a changing world
The keynote lectures In his keynote, Steven Cooke from Carleton University (Canada) gave an overview of the current state of conservation physiology and how conservation physiologists contribute to the...
View Article2nd Roman Forum on Suicide – From Research to Clinic
From March 30 to March 31 2017 more than 100 researches participated in a conference being held for the second time in Rome. Historically Rome is a perfect place for such a conference as it was common...
View ArticleHow data can save lives: Informatics for Health 2017
It’s impossible to ignore the proliferation of information technology in all aspects of everyday life with the healthcare environment being no exception. Informatics for Health 2017 brought together...
View ArticleExcellence at ECCMID
Antibiotic resistance and the development of novel antibiotics were, unsurprisingly, major topics at ECCMID 2017. Dilip Nathwani’s keynote lecture on antibiotic stewardship around the globe highlighted...
View ArticlePositive psychology, expressive writing and the confidence cult – BPS 2017
The conference boasted an impressive line-up of keynote speakers. The ‘father of’ positive psychology Martin Seligman (University of Pennsylvanna, USA) provided a fascinating summary of the ever...
View ArticleClinical trials in the twenty first century – highlights from ICTMC 2017
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for testing new medical interventions on a population, with their use increasing exponentially throughout the twentieth century up to the...
View ArticleMice, Ants and Amazing Pictures: Chromatin and Epigenetics EMBO Conference 2017
The Chromatin and Epigenetics EMBO conference is a biannual event that gathers together top speakers covering the latest advances in chromatin and epigenetics research. On the front cover of the...
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