http://www.brjpharmacol.org News RSS Feed http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/1357507/Alcohol-Related_Behaviour_Changes__Blame_Your_Immune_System.html When you think about your immune system, you probably think about it fighting off a cold. But new research from the University of Adelaide suggests that immune cells in your brain may contribute to how you respond to alcohol. 2011-09-29T08:31:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/1298961/How_Maternal_Smoking_or_Nicotine_Use_Increases_the_Risk_of_Cardiovascular_Diseas.html Scientists now understand more about why being exposed to nicotine while you were a fetus increases your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. 2011-07-21T10:01:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/1071937/Why_Caffeine_Can_Reduce_Fertility_in_Women.html Caffeine reduces muscle activity in the Fallopian tubes that carry eggs from a woman’s ovaries to her womb. 2011-05-26T12:11:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/1050329/Respiratory_Pharmacology_Themed_Issue.html A special edition of the British Journal of Pharmacology in Respiratory Pharmacology is now available online. The issue covers a range of hot topics in the area including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and issues facing the pharmaceutical industry in the development of new antibiotics. 2011-04-07T09:25:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/814087/Novel_Diabetes_Hope_Comes_From_Chinese_Herbs.html Emodin, a natural extraction product from various Chinese herbs, shows promise as an agent that could reduce the impact of type 2 diabetes.   2010-08-18T08:00:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/747715/Celebrating_the_Life_and_Work_of_James_Whyte_Black.html A special edition of the British Journal of Pharmacology, celebrating the life and work of Sir James Black, is now free to access online. The issue illustrates the lifelong contribution of one of the world’s greatest drug discoverers.   2010-06-29T16:55:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/745315/Increased_Impact_Factors_for_both_BPS_Journals.html We are delighted to announce that the Impact Factor for BJP has increased to 5.204*, according to ISI citation data. 2010-06-21T10:46:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/681269/Towards_Treating_Female_Sexual_Dysfunction_Research_Reveals_Secrets_of_Female_Se.html By using a novel prototype drug, researchers have discovered more about the mechanisms underlying female sexual arousal. These findings are published today in the British Journal of Pharmacology. 2010-04-13T10:07:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/555565/2010_Relaunch_of_BJP.html BJP's new, fresh, blue cover design harmonises the journal with the similar green cover of its sister journal, BJCP, symbolically indicating that the two BPS journals are now working together under one publisher to cover all of pharmacology. The new design reflects the British Pharmacological Society logo. 2010-01-26T12:03:00Z http://www.brjpharmacol.org/details/news/460095/New_GRAC_published_-_FREE_access_online.html The 2011 Guide to Receptors and Channels is now available, providing user-friendly overviews of key pharmacological targets: G-protein coupled receptors, ligand-gated ion channels, ion channels, nuclear receptors, catalytic receptors, transporters, and enzymes. Prepared in association with NC-IUPHAR, this updated and expanded 5th Edition is an essential reference work (and nomenclature guide) that allows a newcomer to a particular target group to identify the main elements "at a glance". 2009-11-17T13:33:00Z