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Access To UnderstandingHealth Sciences
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by Emma Pewsey Winner, Access to Understanding 2013 This post is particularly aimed at those of you who are thinking about entering the Access to Understanding competition who have never entered a science writing competition before. Access to Understanding is the perfect first-time competition to enter.

APIORCIDSearchHealth Sciences
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Following the development of the ORCID-based Article Claiming Tool (see this blog post), Europe PMC has now integrated ORCIDs into its website, search systems, and web services.

Access To UnderstandingHealth Sciences
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We are thrilled that you are considering entering Europe PMC’s Access to Understanding science writing competition, in partnership with The British Library. If you are an early career researcher and have not already decided this competition is for you, let me remind you of a few elements that make this competition unique.

Access To UnderstandingHealth Sciences
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Access to Understanding is a prestigious, international science-writing competition aimed at PhD students and early career post-doctoral researchers, developed by Europe PubMed Central and The British Library. The winner will receive an iPad and have their entry published in eLife.

Access To UnderstandingOsteoporosisHealth Sciences
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by Emma Pewsey (University of Cambridge, UK) Winner of Access to Understanding 2013 X-rays can now be used not only to show where bones have fractured, but also to investigate why these bones break in the first place.

Access To UnderstandingCardiovascular DiseaseHealth Sciences
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By Claire Sand (King’s College London, UK) Awarded joint 2nd prize for Access to Understanding 2013 For years scientists have attempted to harness the potential of stem cells for repairing damaged blood vessels. The tendency of stem cells to cause cancer, however, has meant that progress has been limited.

Access To UnderstandingCancerHealth Sciences
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By Ian Le Guillou (University of Cambridge, UK) Awarded joint 2nd prize for Access to Understanding 2013 A mutation that allows cells to grow out of control could also provide a new way to target and destroy cancer cells.

Access To UnderstandingMotor Neurone DiseaseHealth Sciences
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by Nina Rzechorzek (University of Edinburgh, UK) Short-listed for Access to Understanding 2013 How do nerve cells die? Many human diseases involve degeneration of the nervous system – a system of interconnecting nerve cells, allowing us to sense and respond to our environment. All of these disorders are incurable and fatal.