https://blogs.biomedcentral.com Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/23/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-january-2024/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/23/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-january-2024/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:15 +0000 http://9.13498 Did dinosaurs have arthritis? What support is available for healthcare providers making difficult moral decisions? How can we improve access to domestic abuse support services in men? How does habitat fragmentation impact the genetic diversity of golden takin?  Which methodology is best for genome-wide association research?]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/23/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-january-2024/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/23/clocking-out-knocking-out-circadian-clock-gene-disrupts-key-functions-in-aedes-mosquitoes/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/23/clocking-out-knocking-out-circadian-clock-gene-disrupts-key-functions-in-aedes-mosquitoes/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 09:00:52 +0000 http://11.7372 Removing vital genes that affect a creature’s behaviour could be a way to ameliorate the impact of disease vectors such as mosquitoes. Vinaya Shetty and colleagues describe the effects of knocking out the circadian clock gene in Aedes aegypti – a significant arboviral disease vector.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/23/clocking-out-knocking-out-circadian-clock-gene-disrupts-key-functions-in-aedes-mosquitoes/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/16/greening-urban-landscapes-a-climate-resilient-future-with-mosquito-challenges-in-mind/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/16/greening-urban-landscapes-a-climate-resilient-future-with-mosquito-challenges-in-mind/#respond Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:00:35 +0000 http://11.7360 While the ‘greening’ of cities offers a promising avenue for enhancing urban resilience to climate change, careful consideration must be given to balance the benefits of green spaces with effective mosquito control.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/16/greening-urban-landscapes-a-climate-resilient-future-with-mosquito-challenges-in-mind/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/09/increased-risk-of-infectious-diseases-in-a-time-of-war-and-conflict/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/09/increased-risk-of-infectious-diseases-in-a-time-of-war-and-conflict/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 20:08:31 +0000 http://11.7346 Krisztian Magori reviews the horrid history of the impact of war and conflict on infectious diseases, the protection provided to civilians by international humanitarian law, and the track-record of compliance with such protection in recent and current conflicts.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/09/increased-risk-of-infectious-diseases-in-a-time-of-war-and-conflict/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/08/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-point-of-care-diagnostics/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/08/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-point-of-care-diagnostics/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 13:14:21 +0000 http://9.13495 BMC Biomedical Engineering warmly welcomes submissions to its Collection on the development, novel applications and/or major improvements of point-of-care diagnostic devices. ]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/02/08/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-point-of-care-diagnostics/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2024/02/08/prescriptions-arent-one-way-tickets-how-to-stop-what-we-started-isrctn/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2024/02/08/prescriptions-arent-one-way-tickets-how-to-stop-what-we-started-isrctn/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 09:51:41 +0000 http://6.36213 In this blog, Dave Taylor and Jackie Martin-Kerry discuss the CHARMER (CompreHensive geriAtRician led MEdication Review) trial, registered at the ISRCTN registry. The trial, which began on 1 February 2024, will be the largest trial within the Ageing Specialty of the Clinical Research Network’s portfolio across England, involving data from over 20,000 older inpatients across 24 hospitals. Internationally, it will be the largest deprescribing trial.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-medicine/2024/02/08/prescriptions-arent-one-way-tickets-how-to-stop-what-we-started-isrctn/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/02/finally-a-malaria-vaccine-is-being-distributed/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/02/finally-a-malaria-vaccine-is-being-distributed/#respond Fri, 02 Feb 2024 09:00:01 +0000 http://11.7340 The new, approved malaria vaccine has moved to a national distribution in Cameroon, marking a small but mighty milestone in control of the parasitic disease.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/02/02/finally-a-malaria-vaccine-is-being-distributed/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/30/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-december-2023/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/30/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-december-2023/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 11:49:34 +0000 http://9.13491 What is the impact of covid-19 and long covid on collegiate student athletes? How do adult swimming programs enhance the overall wellbeing of adults? Can digital cognitive behavioral therapy address the mental health needs of individuals with Sickle cell disease? Can community health assistant programs enhance maternal and neonatal care in middle-income countries?]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/30/highlights-of-the-bmc-series-december-2023/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/01/26/a-class-above-novel-antibiotics-that-works-against-highly-resistant-bacteria/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/01/26/a-class-above-novel-antibiotics-that-works-against-highly-resistant-bacteria/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 09:00:41 +0000 http://11.7294 Claudia Zampaloni and colleagues have identified a new class of antibiotic chemicals - tethered macrocyclic peptides (MCP) that have proven effective against Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii  - a major global pathogen for which, hitherto, there had been limited treatment options.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bugbitten/2024/01/26/a-class-above-novel-antibiotics-that-works-against-highly-resistant-bacteria/feed/ 0 https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/23/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-microfluidic-technologies-for-biomedical-applications/ https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/23/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-microfluidic-technologies-for-biomedical-applications/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2024 16:10:52 +0000 http://9.13444 BMC Biomedical Engineering warmly welcomes submissions to its Collection on the design, development and application of microfluidic technologies in the context of biomedicine.]]> https://blogs.biomedcentral.com/bmcseriesblog/2024/01/23/introducing-bmc-biomedical-engineerings-collection-microfluidic-technologies-for-biomedical-applications/feed/ 0