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BMC Nephrology

BMC Nephrology is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles on all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of kidney and associated...

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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

A high-visibility platform for the dissemination of allergy and clinical immunology research, Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology is the official journal of the Canadian Society of...

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Advances in Rheumatology

Advances in Rheumatology encompasses the full spectrum of adult and pediatric rheumatic diseases and related conditions.

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Pilot and Feasibility Studies 10-year Anniversary

The advancement of our collective understanding of pilot and feasibility studies is vital to the future of biomedical research, particularly as...

Status: Open for submissions
Submission deadline: 29 July 2026

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Innovations and advanced technologies in pediatric dentistry

BMC Pediatrics is calling for submissions to our Collection, Innovations and technologies in pediatric dental care.

Status: Open for submissions
Submission deadline: 29 July 2026

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Urinary tract infections: antibiotic resistance and management

BMC Urology is pleased to announce our upcoming Collection on Urinary tract infections: antibiotic resistance and management.

Status: Open for submissions
Submission deadline: 28 July 2026

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Dendrobine alleviates CCl₄-induced acute liver injury by inhibiting necroptosis through activation of the Nrf2/PPARγ/SOD2 signaling pathways
Yonggang Yang
Xiaolong Fu
Shaoyu Zhou
in Chinese Medicine

Research Open access 02 November 2025
Discovery and design of photocyclic animal opsins: potential application to gene therapy from non-visual opsin research
Takahiro Yamashita
in Eye and Vision

Review Open access 02 November 2025
Decoding epithelial regeneration in the cornea: multi-omic analysis reveals cellular plasticity as central mechanism
Nadège Feret
Alicia Caballero Megido
Frederic Michon
in Cellular & Molecular Biology Letters

Research Open access 02 November 2025
Enhancing dental trauma management: insights into physical education graduates’ knowledge and performance
Fahimeh Pakravan
Ali Yousefian Najafabadi
Mehdi Nasr Isfahani
in BMC Oral Health

Research Open access 01 November 2025
Part of 1 collection:

Community-based dental care
Belzutifan for patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated heterogeneous tumors – a retrospective single center analysis
Kilian Rhein
Fruzsina Kotsis
Elke Neumann-Haefelin
in BMC Cancer

Research Open access 01 November 2025

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World Population Day 2025: Making the Case for Social Connection as a Core Dimension of Population Health

To mark World Population Day, the Editors-in-Chief of Population Health Metrics discuss loneliness and the importance of social connection in relation to population health research and public policy. This blog reflects on the recent WHO Commission on Social Connection report.
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Introducing the new Marine Science family of OA journals at BMC

This new family of companion journals in Ocean Sciences, builds on, and better connects, existing leader BMC journals in the field, and expands the portfolio with new high-quality gold open access journals, aiming to support the same community of scientists. Learn more about Ocean Science at BMC.
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BMC Collection author spotlight: Impact for early career researchers

In this blog, we explore BMC Collection author, Dr. Federico Virga's experiences and insights as he navigates the world of immunometabolism research. He reveals how publishing his work to the Human Solute Carriers Collection for Cancer Cell International not only enhanced the visibility of his research and propelled his career to new heights but also helped him show leadership in immunometabolism.

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BMC Nephrology

Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

Advances in Rheumatology

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Pilot and Feasibility Studies 10-year Anniversary

Innovations and advanced technologies in pediatric dentistry

Urinary tract infections: antibiotic resistance and management

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Dendrobine alleviates CCl₄-induced acute liver injury by inhibiting necroptosis through activation of the Nrf2/PPARγ/SOD2 signaling pathways

Discovery and design of photocyclic animal opsins: potential application to gene therapy from non-visual opsin research

Decoding epithelial regeneration in the cornea: multi-omic analysis reveals cellular plasticity as central mechanism

Enhancing dental trauma management: insights into physical education graduates’ knowledge and performance

Belzutifan for patients with Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease-associated heterogeneous tumors – a retrospective single center analysis

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World Population Day 2025: Making the Case for Social Connection as a Core Dimension of Population Health

Introducing the new Marine Science family of OA journals at BMC

BMC Collection author spotlight: Impact for early career researchers

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