Theresa May could be paving the way to change her policy on foreign students: The Government will today pave the way for
Theresa May could be paving the way to change her policy on foreign students: The Government will today pave the way for a climbdown over Theresa May’s controversial policy of counting foreign students as migrants in official immigration statistics. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary, will ask her independent...
Source: independent.co.uk
Epigenetics may explain how Darwin's finches respond to rapid environmental changes, according to new research published
Epigenetics may explain how Darwin's finches respond to rapid environmental changes, according to new research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Source: phys.org
Baby boomers' drink and drug misuse needs urgent action, warn experts: By 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment
Baby boomers' drink and drug misuse needs urgent action, warn experts: By 2020, the number of over-50s receiving treatment for substance misuse problems is expected to double in Europe and treble in the US, say researchers
Source: theguardian.com
RCGP welcomes international recruitment boost to ease GP shortages
RCGP welcomes international recruitment boost to ease GP shortages
Source: rcgp.org.uk
A single-centre hospital-wide handoff standardisation report: what is so special about that? "Using a relatively low-cost
A single-centre hospital-wide handoff standardisation report: what is so special about that? "Using a relatively low-cost approach, they managed to implement the system across 15 medical departments, as well as nursing, train nearly 6000 healthcare staff and collect observational data on process reliability...
Source: bmj.com
Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical
Evaluation of large-group lectures in medicine - development of the SETMED-L (Student Evaluation of Teaching in MEDical Lectures) questionnaire: The seven categories of the Stanford Faculty Development Program (SFDP) represent a framework for planning and assessing medical teaching. Nevertheless, so...
Source: biomedcentral.com
Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years' - BBC News: Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment,
Peanut allergy treatment 'lasts up to four years' - BBC News: Four years after children in a study took the oral treatment, 70% had no allergic reaction to peanuts.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Treatment for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years | Cochrane "Antihypertensive drugs used to treat predominantly
Treatment for hypertension in adults aged 18 to 59 years | Cochrane "Antihypertensive drugs used to treat predominantly healthy adults aged 18 to 59 years with mild to moderate primary hypertension have a small absolute effect to reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity primarily due to reduction...
Source: cochrane.org
Scientists discover new plant in Shetland: Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant
Scientists discover new plant in Shetland: Scientists at the University of Stirling have discovered a new type of plant growing in Shetland - with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.
Source: phys.org
The biggest global cholera outbreak is happening in Yemen and, disgracefully, it's manmade: This week Yemen reaches a grim
The biggest global cholera outbreak is happening in Yemen and, disgracefully, it's manmade: This week Yemen reaches a grim milestone: half a million people are sick with suspected cholera this year, almost 2,000 of whom have died. It’s the world’s worst cholera outbreak in the midst of the world’s...
Source: independent.co.uk
Why aren't we more outraged about eating chicken?
Why aren't we more outraged about eating chicken?
Source: phys.org
Sony Develops System for Authentication, Sharing, and Rights Management Using Blockchain Technology: Sony Corporation and
Sony Develops System for Authentication, Sharing, and Rights Management Using Blockchain Technology: Sony Corporation and Sony Global Education (SGE) have developed a system that will apply block chain technology to the field of education. By using "technology that makes mutual use of educational achievements...
Source: sony.net
APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
APOD: 2017 August 11 - A Total Solar Eclipse of Saros 145
Source: nasa.gov
Interventions during pregnancy and childbirth for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane reviews | Cochrane
Interventions during pregnancy and childbirth for preventing cerebral palsy: an overview of Cochrane reviews | Cochrane
Source: cochrane.org
Spray can stunt prompts Twitter to act on hateful tweets: An artist tired of seeing hateful tweets ignored by Twitter has
Spray can stunt prompts Twitter to act on hateful tweets: An artist tired of seeing hateful tweets ignored by Twitter has managed to get the social network to remove or hide some of them—by spray-painting the offending posts in front of the company's German headquarters.
Source: phys.org
Metabolic and immune effects of immunotherapy with proinsulin peptide in human new-onset type 1 diabetes: Immunotherapy
Metabolic and immune effects of immunotherapy with proinsulin peptide in human new-onset type 1 diabetes: Immunotherapy using peptides has been successful for some patients with allergies, but has not yet been deployed in autoimmune diseases, which may involve greater safety risks. Alhadj Ali et al ....
Source: sciencemag.org
Obama's tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see: Glancing through Twitter
Obama's tweet to John McCain about his diagnosis was the last thing cancer survivors wanted to see: Glancing through Twitter this morning, I noticed a friend of a friend responding to Barack Obama’s tweet in support of Senator John McCain who has been diagnosed with brain cancer: “John McCain is...
Source: independent.co.uk
DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from
DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade: Norway is famed for its cod. Catches from the Arctic stock that spawns each year off its northern coast are exported across Europe for staple dishes from British fish and chips to Spanish bacalao stew.
Source: phys.org
The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading
The secret of passing the MRCP part 1 exam. You may not like the answer but read on ... Going on the right course? Reading the right books? Forming a question group? Signing up to an online question bank? Doing the right job whilst sitting the exam? Joining a Facebook forum? Doing past papers? All of...
Is Exenatide a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? Athauda, Dilan. Wyse, Richard. Brundin, Patrik. Foltynie, Thomas. Journal
Is Exenatide a Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease? Athauda, Dilan. Wyse, Richard. Brundin, Patrik. Foltynie, Thomas. Journal of Parkinson's Disease. "There is growing interest in the use of glucagon-like peptide-1
agonists as treatments for Parkinson’s disease following the recent
publication...
Source: iospress.com
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