Category Archives: biomedical literature
A more modern PMC is coming – let us know what you think in PMC Labs!
We’re updating PubMed Central (PMC) to a give you a more modern and easier to use site and we want your feedback. The first phase of this work is now on PMC Labs for you to explore and provide feedback. In the first phase we have focused on modernizing PMC’s platform to create a more … Continue reading A more modern PMC is coming – let us know what you think in PMC Labs!
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New PubMed updates and retirement of legacy PubMed on October 31
The new PubMed has been the default now since May, and more than 99% of you are using the new site. The recent NLM technical bulletin has details on features that we have added to the new PubMed based on your requests. Legacy PubMed, which has been available in parallel with the new PubMed, will … Continue reading New PubMed updates and retirement of legacy PubMed on October 31
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The New and Improved PubMed® — We Are Listening
Today marks 5 weeks since the new PubMed was made the default version. Throughout this process, we promised to listen, and we heard from you! This was a huge change We know change isn’t always easy, especially with major changes to a … Continue reading
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The New and Improved PubMed® — We Are Listening
Today marks 5 weeks since the new PubMed was made the default version. Throughout this process, we promised to listen, and we heard from you! This was a huge change We know change isn’t always easy, especially with major changes to a … Continue reading
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CORD-19: A New Machine Readable COVID-19 Literature Dataset
Are you interested in mining literature about COVID-19 and the novel SARS-Cov-2 virus? You may want to check out the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19). CORD-19 is a collection of more than 13,000 full text articles that focus on COVID-19 … Continue reading
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Computational Medicine Codeathon and AWS workshop at Chapel Hill in March
NIH is pleased to announce a computational medicine-focused codeathon. To apply, please complete the application form by February 25, 2020. We will also be offering a free workshop, AWS Technical Essentials, the day before the codeathon. Read on for more information … Continue reading
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New PubMed Updates: User Guide, MyNCBI, and more
As you may have heard, we are working on a new version of PubMed, and we’ve recently released some new features that you can check out. A new user guide answers many common questions about how best to use the new … Continue reading
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Try Our New, Experimental PubMed Search and User Interface in PubMed Labs
NLM needs your input. We are experimenting with a new PubMed search algorithm, as well as a modern, mobile-first user interface, and want to know what you think. You can try out these experimental elements at PubMed Labs, a website … Continue reading 
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Essentials of Glycobiology, Third Edition & New Glycan Website Now Available at NCBI
Glycobiology—the study of the structure, biosynthesis, biology, and evolution of glycans (the sugar chains synthesized by all living cells)—is a rapidly growing field in the natural sciences, with broad relevance to many areas of basic research, biomedicine, and biotechnology. NCBI … Continue reading 
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Identifying and Correlating Chemical Names & Synonyms
This blog post is intended for people who refer to chemical names/symbols and synonyms in databases like PubMed and PubChem, or in their own scientific papers. There is a similar post for gene symbols and names. During the research and publishing … Continue reading 
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