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  • Journal Citation Reports: A Primer on the JCR and Journal Impact Factor

    Journal Citation Reports: A Primer on the JCR and Journal Impact Factor

    The Journal Citation Reports, first published in 1975, is an annual compendium of citation data that provides a systematic and objective means to assess influence and impact at the journal and category levels. It contains reports on citation performance for science and social science journals and the relationships between citing and cited journals. To receive…

  • CiteScore 2017 values now available

    CiteScore 2017 values now available

    Don’t speculate—validate. Let CiteScore™ metrics guide you to the right journals. The CiteScore 2017 values are here! Establishing a new standard for measuring serial citation impact, CiteScore™ metrics are freely available for more than 23,350 titles — 12,000 more titles than the leading competitor. Powered by Scopus, CiteScore metrics are a comprehensive, current, transparent and…

  • Two journals of Biomedpress are added to Scopus from April 2018

    Two journals of Biomedpress are added to Scopus from April 2018

    Today, the Scopus’s title list is updated to April 2018. In this list, there are 2 journals of Biomedpress, included Biomedical Research and Therapy (ISSN 21984093); and Progress in Stem Cell (ISSN 21994633). In order to promote scientific and technological publications about biomedicine, the Biomedpress, a publishing department of Stem Cell Institute, VNUHCM University of…

  • BioMedPress will publish Asian Journal of Health Sciences from 2018

    BioMedPress will publish Asian Journal of Health Sciences from 2018

    Asian Journal of Health Sciences (2347-5218) has been published by Sydus Publishing (India) since 2013. This journal is a multidisciplinary, peer reviewed, open access, halfyearly journal which publishes a wide range of scientific works including original research papers, case reports, reviews, audits, editorials, book reviews. It includes work from basic science, clinical science, dental, nursing…

  • First ever ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy nears European approval

    First ever ‘off the shelf’ stem cell therapy nears European approval

    European regulators have recommended Alofisel, a new advanced therapy to treat complex perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease. The treatment is now just a step away from being the first ever allogeneic stem cell therapy approved in Europe, and will put the Belgium-based biotech company into the vanguard of cell and gene therapy companies…

  • The first ever US FDA approval for a CAR-T cell therapy

    The first ever US FDA approval for a CAR-T cell therapy

    Novartis receives first ever FDA approval for a CAR-T cell therapy, Kymriah(TM) (CTL019), for children and young adults with B-cell ALL that is refractory or has relapsed at least twice. First-in-class therapy showed an 83% (52/63) overall remission rate in this patient population with limited treatment options and historically poor outcomes [1],[2]. Novel approach to…

  • Laughter yoga exercise can reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease

    Laughter yoga exercise can reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease

    Laughter yoga exercise is known as a commentary method for some different treatment. Recently, the latest study published in the Biomedical Research and Therapy showed that this exercise gives some benefits for Parkinson disease. Parkinsonism is a clinical syndrome that is characterized by tremor, akine- sis/bradykinesia, rigidity and disorder of postural re exes. is syndrome…

  • SNP rs9485372 in TAB2 gene is NOT associated with breast cancer in Vietnamese women

    SNP rs9485372 in TAB2 gene is NOT associated with breast cancer in Vietnamese women

    The recent study published in the Biomedical Research and Therapy (DOI: https://doi.org/10.15419/bmrat.v4i07.198 ) showed that SNP rs9485372 in TAB2 gene is NOT associated with breast cancer in Vietnamese women. Indeed, in this study, the research group leaded by Prof. Nguyen Thi Hue at Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, University of Science, VNU-HCM, Vietnam analyzed the…

  • Injection of ETV-2 and HGF genes can rescue the hindlimb ischemia

    Injection of ETV-2 and HGF genes can rescue the hindlimb ischemia

    Ischemia is a restriction in blood supply to tissues, causing the shortage of oxygen and nutrients to downstream tissues. Ischemia usually causes some critical dysfunction of tissues. This condition often is treated by some surgery methods in combination with drugs. However, some ischemic cases related to a lot of small blood vessels in the hindlimb…

  • Comparative study of sperm motility in Metformin-using and Insulin-dependent diabetics

    Comparative study of sperm motility in Metformin-using and Insulin-dependent diabetics

    Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) represents one of the greatest threats to modern global health. DM may affect male reproductive function at multiple levels as a result of its effects on spermatogenesis, sperm motility, sperm morphology, and change in sperm structure. Methods: The present study deals with sperm motility and sperm morphological changes associated with diabetes…