Posted Wed, Apr, 16,2014
The similarity between the structure and function of the breast and prostate has been known for a long time, but there are serious discrepancies in the terminology describing breast and prostate cancers. The current breast cancer terminology could be improved by modeling it after the method of classifying prostate cancer to reflect the anatomic site of breast cancer origin and the patient outcome....
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Posted Tue, Apr, 08,2014
If you are considering submitting your manuscript to an open access journal we have 5 tips to help increase the prospects of receiving a successful peer review report. We recently questioned our peer reviewers and asked them to share with us their recommendations. Here's what they told us:1. Ensure reasoning and methodology is sound and consider having an assessment done by a colleague before ...
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Posted Sun, Feb, 23,2014
Punjab is one of the leading food grain producing states in India. It is also the region with the highest cancer rate. The cancer prevalence (per million per year) in the Malwa region is indicated to be 1089 (DHFW, 2013).1. This is much higher than in two other regions of Punjab, Majha (647/million/year) and Doaba (881/million/year). Breast cancer is widely feared, and studies indicate that excess...
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Posted Tue, Oct, 01,2013
A new study aimed at determing factors that enhance thermostability in species of the Thermus genus was described in the Evolutionary Bioinformatics paper, “Protein Thermostability in Thermus Bacteria.” The study determines the evolutionary factors that enhance protein thermostability. Author Benjamin Kumwenda explains the background and results of their study:How did you become intere...
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Posted Tue, Sep, 24,2013
Population aging worldwide has resulted in increasing demand in primary care settings for screening and management of chronic diseases. The World Health Organization (WHO) carried out a series of national groups to solicit the views of older people themselves and their service providers on barriers to care and their suggestions for change. This initiative resulted in the development of a set of gu...
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Posted Mon, Aug, 26,2013
The kynurenine pathway (KP) and one of its end-products, the excitotoxin quinolinic acid (QUIN), are involved in the pathogenesis of several major neuroinflammatory brain diseases. In the last decade, the KP has emerged as a key regulator of the immune response. As humans and macaques share a very similar genetic makeup, studies involving central and systemic immune activation in mice, macaques ...
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Featured Author –Eleanor Blaurock-BuschThe submission process was made very simple and easy, and I found the journal's staff to be very receptive and helpful. The online process was very user-friendly. I hope to work with this journal again in the future.
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