Early phase drug trial claims a breakthrough in Huntington disease. IONIS-HTT is an antisense "gene-silencing" compound, injected in to CSF and designed to reduce the production of all forms of the huntingtin (HTT) protein, which in its mutated variant (mHTT) is responsible for Huntington's Disease....
Source: reuters.com
Mobile stroke units designed to quickly reach, treat patients: As mobile stroke units become more popular, what do we know about the benefits and what questions remain?
Source: heart.org
Towards a Competence-Based Course Authoring Tool Supporting Learning Management Systems: To establish a more comparable, compatible, and coherent system of higher education in Europe, the so-called Bologna Process (BP) has been adopted. As a measure to improve comparability, the BP requires that every...
Source: online-journals.org
Adult learning theories: Implications for learning and teaching in medical education: AMEE Guide No. 83: There are many theories that explain how adults learn and each has its own merits. This Guide explains and explores the more commonly used ones and how they can be used to enhance student and faculty...
Source: tandfonline.com
Whole grain cereals for cardiovascular disease | Cochrane "There is insufficient evidence from RCTs of an effect of whole grain diets on cardiovascular outcomes or on major CVD risk factors such as blood lipids and blood pressure. Trials were at unclear or high risk of bias with small sample sizes and...
Source: cochrane.org
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
Best anti-ageing exercise (for a part of mitochondrial metabolism) is high intensity interval training: "Exercise is the best anti-ageing pill, but which routine is most effective? A study reveals that HIIT is better than weight training at rejuvenating cells ..." says New Scientist magazine. "HIIT...
Source: newscientist.com
Sore throats to be tested by pharmacists instead of GPs under NHS move: Sufferers will go for on-the-spot tests under initiative designed to relieve pressure on GPs and tackle antibiotic resistance
Source: theguardian.com
Good read. "Humanising healthcare" by Dr Margaret Hannah. Great ideas briefly and clearly explained. The book outlines an approach in Fife to reduce winter pressures on beds by encouraging patients, staff, and community to seek better health care. The ideas are based on Alaska's Southcentral Foundations's...
Source: amazon.co.uk
New Exoskeleton Exclusively for Disabled Kids |: The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) has unveiled an exoskeleton designed specifically for children suffering from spinal muscular atrophy. It weig
Source: medgadget.com
Next Generation Learning Analytics: Or, How Learning Analytics is Passé: "'Learning Analytics,' as so many know it, is already passé. There is almost always a disconnect between research innovation and the popular imagination. By the time a new concept or approach achieves widespread acceptance, its...
Source: timothyharfield.com
ClinicFinder App for displaced people finding healthcare in Europe. Doctors of the World have released an App for those with the most need, the least information, and who find themselves in Europe. It is aimed at refugees and migrants and helps them find free primary healthcare and emergency services.
There...
Source: clinicfinder.org
Bed blocking in Cornwall increases by 69% as new scheme fails - BBC News: A new health scheme designed to reduce the rate of hospital bed blocking instead sees figures soar by 69%.
Source: bbc.co.uk
"Palm Pistol .38 SPL defensive gun, designed for people with osteo and rheumatoid arthritis, and other degenerative joint and muscular conditions, is now released for sale." ... No. Just no.
Source: medgadget.com
California to enact comprehensive medical marijuana regulations: California Governor Jerry Brown on Friday signed into law the state's first comprehensive regulations of medical marijuana, two decades after legalization fueled a wild west of disparate local rules, a gray market in cultivation and concerns...
Source: reuters.com