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As World Microbiome Day approaches, we share the story behind an unexpected finding: how alterations in the maternal gut microbiota can influence placental metabolism, immune function and ultimately pregnancy outcome.

With this cross-journal Collection, we invite manuscripts that highlight work related to advancing sustainable transport to shape the future of mobility. Submissions are encouraged by 28 March 2027.

Quality improvement is often associated with protocols, indicators, and accreditation. But could governance and organizational maturity be the true drivers of sustainable change? Recent evidence suggests the answer may be yes.

Consanguineous marriages, defined as unions between biologically related individuals, remain prevalent in several regions of India due to cultural and social traditions.

First thing first. The purpose of scholarly publishing is to disseminate knowledge, not to test researchers ability to move commas, rearrange headings, and convert references from one style to another. A uniform submission framework could save millions of researcher-hours globally.

PDAC is dominated by KRAS signaling. To reveal these hidden vulnerabilities, we turned to pancreatic acinar cell carcinoma (ACC), a rare KRAS-independent pancreatic malignancy that offers a unique biological window beyond KRAS-driven oncogenesis.

Long-term plastic mulching leads to microplastic buildup in soils, gradually reducing soil quality and biological function—raising concerns about the sustainability of widely used agricultural practices

Green compost can help restore soils contaminated by antibiotics and copper, improving fertility, boosting plant growth, and even limiting antibiotic resistance—highlighting its potential as a sustainable tool for soil recovery

Coffee residues can be transformed into compost, Bokashi, and biochar to improve soil health. This approach recycles nutrients, reduces waste, and supports more resilient and sustainable agricultural systems.

AI can preserve information while obscuring its origins. This article explores why attribution, accountability, and reconstructability matter in increasingly AI-mediated information systems

June 20th marks World Refugee Day, named to raise awareness of the myriad of challenges refugees face and to reflect on the changes that can be made to support them. We present an interesting range of articles selected by editors across the BMC Series to illustrate these pressing issues.

A short reflection on our recently published matched cohort study in European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery, examining prehospital endotracheal intubation, 30-day survival, confounding by indication, and sex-informed trauma outcomes.

Giant cell tumor (GCT) of bone is generally considered a benign but locally aggressive tumor

I aimed at determining the cohort specific genes. I obtained lists of differentially expressed genes for many comparisons. Biomarker selection was also performed with variable importance analysis and decision trees Results show GUCA2A gene as a promising biomarker for the diagnosis of colon cancer.

In the evolutionary arms race between humans and pathogens, our immune system has evolved a clever solution to fight with an unlimited diversity of pathogens

This blog commemorates World Microbiome Day in the context of SDG 3, by sharing a selection of Springer Nature journal articles, collections, ISRCTN clinical study registrations and blog posts on the Microbiome and its impact on SDG 3: Good health and well-being.