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Weather forecasting models could predict brain tumor growth

Meteorologists predict the weather through complex mathematical models, monitoring changes in state in a given time and space.  Today, an innovative study published in Biology Direct shows that state...

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Rare Disease Day 2012

Today marks the fifth international Rare Disease Day, an annual event aiming to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve access to treatment and support for individuals with rare diseases and...

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Add health to life

It is expected that at some point during the 21st century there will be more older people than children in the world. Whilst our life expectancy has improved, the wellbeing of older people and...

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Latest supplement from Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases has published a supplement of proceedings from the International Meeting on Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome and Cherubism, which was held in Bethesda, MD,...

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A unified phylogeny-based nomenclature for histone variants

The lack of a consistent naming convention for histone variants has led to much confusion for histone researchers in recent years, at a time when genome sequencing has become routine and the number of...

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Molecular Cytogenetics welcomes new co-Editor-in-Chief

We are pleased to welcome on board Dr Henry Heng as co-Editor-in-Chief for Molecular Cytogenetics. Dr Heng is an Associate Professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan and his...

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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS welcomes two new Editors-in-Chief

We are delighted to welcome Prof Lester Drewes (University of Minnesota) and Prof Richard Keep (University of Michigan) to their new positions as co-Editors-in-Chief of Fluids and Barriers of the CNS,...

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BioMed Central at SfN 2013

At BioMed Central, we’re passionate about neuroscience, with a strong portfolio of open access journals, ranging from those dedicated to the field, such as BMC Neuroscience, Molecular Brain and Journal...

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Cerebellum & Ataxias is now open for submissions!

There is a major interest in the role of the cerebellum in behavioural and cognitive tasks, and the field of cerebellar ataxias is now evolving as a clinical discipline internationally. As an exciting...

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The secrets of the ‘little brain’ – what do we really know about the cerebellum?

The cerebellum is best known for its role in muscle coordination, but what part does it play in cognition and behaviour? Last month, I attended the 6th International Congress of the Society for...

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An open future for neuroscience – join BioMed Central at SfN 2014!

SfN 2014 starts tomorrow, and I will be there, along with several of my colleagues. It’s a big event in the neuroscience research calendar, and every year the conference is an opportunity to hear about...

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Latest supplement from Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases has published a supplement of proceedings from the International Meeting on Fibrous Dysplasia/McCune-Albright Syndrome and Cherubism, which was held in Bethesda, MD,...

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A unified phylogeny-based nomenclature for histone variants

The lack of a consistent naming convention for histone variants has led to much confusion for histone researchers in recent years, at a time when genome sequencing has become routine and the number of...

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Molecular Cytogenetics welcomes new co-Editor-in-Chief

We are pleased to welcome on board Dr Henry Heng as co-Editor-in-Chief for Molecular Cytogenetics. Dr Heng is an Associate Professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Michigan and his...

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Fluids and Barriers of the CNS welcomes two new Editors-in-Chief

We are delighted to welcome Prof Lester Drewes (University of Minnesota) and Prof Richard Keep (University of Michigan) to their new positions as co-Editors-in-Chief of Fluids and Barriers of the CNS,...

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BioMed Central at SfN 2013

At BioMed Central, we’re passionate about neuroscience, with a strong portfolio of open access journals, ranging from those dedicated to the field, such as BMC Neuroscience, Molecular Brain and Journal...

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Cerebellum & Ataxias is now open for submissions!

There is a major interest in the role of the cerebellum in behavioural and cognitive tasks, and the field of cerebellar ataxias is now evolving as a clinical discipline internationally. As an exciting...

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The secrets of the ‘little brain’ – what do we really know about the cerebellum?

The cerebellum is best known for its role in muscle coordination, but what part does it play in cognition and behaviour? Last month, I attended the 6th International Congress of the Society for...

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An open future for neuroscience – join BioMed Central at SfN 2014!

SfN 2014 starts tomorrow, and I will be there, along with several of my colleagues. It’s a big event in the neuroscience research calendar, and every year the conference is an opportunity to hear about...

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Is science broken? The reproducibility crisis

In an effort to respond to growing concerns about a ‘reproducibility crisis’ in science, UCL opened the discussion this week on the extent to which research practices are failing science and what we...

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