EDITORIAL: Lies, gags and the future

Editorial Reflections and Planning for the Future

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Editorial: facts, figures and the future

Since the name-change to its current title over 2 decades ago [1], the Journal has seen remarkable development and progress. After hard work, the Journal was accepted and indexed in PubMed in 2008 as an open access journal [2], a factor that is perceived to be important to the journal prosperity [3]. Being accepted by Thomson Scientific and the Web of Science indexing system, the Journal got th...

Therapeutic targeting in nanomedicine: the future lies in recombinant antibodies.

The unique chemical and functional properties of nanoparticles can be harnessed for the delivery of large quantities of various therapeutic biomolecules. Active targeting of nanoparticles by conjugating ligands that bind to target cells strongly facilitates accumulation, internalization into target cells and longer retention at the target site, with consequent enhanced therapeutic effects. Reco...

The Future of Sunscreens – What Lies Beyond SPF 50+?

Lies, damned lies and……….

The well-known quotation “There are lies, damned lies and statistics” suggests that statistics doesn’t have the greatest of reputations. Why is this? Certainly, statistics can be used to mislead, but logically “lies, damned lies and statistics” reflects high levels of statistical misunderstanding rather than indicating that statistics are inherently ‘bad’. In Bad Science, Ben Goldacre highlight...