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Article collection: Complexity in Mental Health Research: Theory, Method, and Empirical Contributions
We are pleased to announce our new 'Complexity in Mental Health Research: Theory, Method, and Empirical Contributions' article collection, presenting a series of theoretical, methodological, and empirical papers that embrace complexity and chart a path forward for investigating mental disorders as complex systems. We are principally interested in contributions that can be readily understood by a broad audience, with implications not only for researchers, but also clinical practitioners, policy makers, and public health.
Research: Novel insight into the association of the ovarian reserve biomarkers and metabolic risk factors
This study identifies novel associations between the biomarkers of ovarian reserve, as measured by anti-Müllerian hormone and antral follicle count, and circulating metabolites. These novel links may have a role in mediating any effect of ovarian reserve on cardiometabolic disease.
Research: Comparing stroke prevention therapies in patients with atrial fibrillation
In a retrospective analysis of 837,430 patients, those treated with direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC) had a higher risk of stroke and lower risk of bleeding compared to phenprocoumon, the latter likely preferable to DOACs for the prevention of stroke in atrial fibrillation.
Research: Frailty might better predict poor prognosis of older patients with COVID-19 than comorbidities
This prospective cohort study of COVID-19 pneumonia patients aged older than 60 years found that frailty was a risk factor for severe disease, independent of comorbidities and socio-demographic and laboratory data.
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Colon capsule endoscopy versus CT colonography in FIT-positive colorectal cancer screening subjects: a prospective randomised trial—the VICOCA study
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Increased frequency of intentional weight loss associated with reduced mortality: a prospective cohort analysis
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Mitochondrial DNA copy number and incident atrial fibrillation
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The trend of caesarean birth rate changes in China after ‘universal two-child policy’ era: a population-based study in 2013–2018
Most accessed (recent)
Research article | 29 June 2020
Forecasting spatial, socioeconomic and demographic variation in COVID-19 health care demand in England and Wales
Mark D. Verhagen et al.
Research article | 29 May 2020
Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection: prospective cohort study using UK Biobank
Claire L. Niedzwiedz et al.
Research article | 07 May 2020
Quantifying the impact of physical distance measures on the transmission of COVID-19 in the UK
Christopher I. Jarvis et al.
Review | 22 May 2020
Africa’s response to COVID-19
Chikwe Ihekweazu and Emmanuel Agogo
Commentary | 09 April 2020
Medical education during pandemics: a UK perspective
Areeb Mian and Shujhat Khan
Commentary | 18 March 2020
Coronavirus: the spread of misinformation
Areeb Mian and Shujhat Khan
Question and Answer | 28 February 2020
Q&A: The novel coronavirus outbreak causing COVID-19
Dale Fisher and David Heymann
Source: Web of Science
Correspondence | 24 March 2010
CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials
Kenneth F Schulz, Douglas G Altman and David Moher
Debate | 14 May 2013
Toward the future of psychiatric diagnosis: the seven pillars of RDoC
Bruce N Cuthbert and Thomas R Insel
Research Article | 26 December 2006
Collagen reorganization at the tumor-stromal interface facilitates local invasion
Paolo P Provenzano, Kevin W Eliceiri, Jay M Campbell, David R Inman, John G White and Patricia J Keely
Research Article | 24 June 2008
miR-124 and miR-137 inhibit proliferation of glioblastoma multiforme cells and induce differentiation of brain tumor stem cells
Joachim Silber, Daniel A Lim, Claudia Petritsch, Anders I Persson, Alika K Maunakea, Mamie Yu, Scott R Vandenberg, David G Ginzinger, C David James, Joseph F Costello, Gabriele Bergers, William A Weiss, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla and J Graeme Hodgson
Research Article | 26 July 2011
Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode
Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang, Nancy A Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Koen Demyttenaere, Chiyi Hu, Noboru Iwata, Aimee N Karam, Jagdish Kaur, Stanislav Kostyuchenko, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Daphna Levinson, Herbert Matschinger, Maria Elena Medina Mora, Mark Oakley Browne, Jose Posada-Villa, Maria Carmen Viana, David R Williams and Ronald C Kessler
Source Web of Science
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Focus: Pathogens
Read the latest papers on pathogens, disease and diagnostics across BMC flagship journals.
Evaluation of the potential incidence of COVID-19 and effectiveness of containment measures in Spain: a data-driven approach
Alberto Aleta and Yamir Moreno
Published in BMC Medicine 27 May 2020
MARPLE, a point-of-care, strain-level disease diagnostics and surveillance tool for complex fungal pathogens
Guru Radhakrishnan et al.
Published in BMC Biology 13 August 2019
Strains used in whole organism Plasmodium falciparum vaccine trials differ in genome structure, sequence, and immunogenic potential
Kara A. Moser et al.
Published in Genome Medicine 08 January 2020
SEPATH: benchmarking the search for pathogens in human tissue whole genome sequence data leads to template pipelines
Abraham Gihawi et al.
Published in Genome Biology 22 October 2019
In memoriam: Professor Peter Byass
It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of Professor Peter Byass, who tragically passed away on August 15th 2020 from a heart attack. Professor Byass, who was based at the Umeå University, Sweden, has dedicated his career to global health research, specialising in death registration and mortality surveillance.
As a valued member of our Editorial Board, his death is a tremendous loss to our journal, but more importantly to the field of global health, where his efforts and contributions will live on.
Article collections
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Complexity in Mental Health Research: Theory, Method, and Empirical Contributions
Guest editors: Dr Eiko I. Fried and Dr Donald Robinaugh
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Cardiovascular Issues in Underrepresented Populations
Guest editors: Prof Deborah Lawlor, Prof Naveed Sattar and Prof Aletta E Schutte
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Who dies of what? Strengthening CRVS systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era
Guest editor: Alan D. Lopez
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Stunting, undernutrition and obesity: the triple threat of childhood malnutrition
Guest editors: Prof. Andrew Prentice and Dr. Martha Mwangome
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Beyond Big Data to new Biomedical and Health Data Science: moving to next century precision health
Guest editors: Prof. Aziz Sheikh, Dr. Paul Wicks, Dr. Josip Car and Dr. Marc S. Williams
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Collection on: Stigma Research and Global Health
Guest editors: Dr. Gretchen Birbeck, Dr. Virginia Bond, Dr. Valerie Earnshaw, Mr. Musah Lumumba El-Nasoor
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