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APOD: 2016 March 22 - Rainbow Airglow over the Azores

APOD: 2016 March 22 - Rainbow Airglow over the Azores
Source: nasa.gov

An Artist’s exploration into Frailty in older people: Katy Shorttle is a GP trainee in Cambridge and part time artist.

An Artist’s exploration into Frailty in older people: Katy Shorttle is a GP trainee in Cambridge and part time artist. She tweets @ArtistKaty. Here she tells us about her art project on frailty, using teacups to conceptualise case studies of older peo…
Source: wordpress.com

Doctors training as specialists at all-time low, leaked figures show - Hospital Dr

Doctors training as specialists at all-time low, leaked figures show - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could

Good read. "Life on the Edge" by Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe McFadden covers the fascinating world of quantum biology. Could life be a delicate balance that organic molecules can provide to enable quantum coherence? The efficient quantum mechanisms of photosynthesis, magnetoreception, and enzymes are...
Source: amazon.co.uk

Wellcome Image Awards 2016 Winners Announced |: Pathways of nerve fibres in the brain of a young healthy adult (viewed from

Wellcome Image Awards 2016 Winners Announced |: Pathways of nerve fibres in the brain of a young healthy adult (viewed from behind). Different parts of the brain communicate with each other through these
Source: medgadget.com

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring

Dissolvable Brain Implant For Monitoring of ICP |: Post brain surgery or cranial injury patients require close monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP) and swelling in the brain. Conventional implants are
Source: medgadget.com

Weak Electrical Field Found To Carry Information Around the Brain - Slashdot

Weak Electrical Field Found To Carry Information Around the Brain - Slashdot
Source: slashdot.org

French drug trial turns disastrous, leaving 1 brain dead and 5 hospitalized

French drug trial turns disastrous, leaving 1 brain dead and 5 hospitalized
Source: arstechnica.com

Junior Doctors’ Strike in England Disrupts Care for Thousands. "heightening tensions over the stewardship of a widely

Junior Doctors’ Strike in England Disrupts Care for Thousands. "heightening tensions over the stewardship of a widely revered health system that has come under growing strain" - NYTimes.com
Source: nytimes.com

No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers: New research throws a wrench into the Wall Street “brain drain”

No, the Best Science Students Aren’t Becoming Financiers: New research throws a wrench into the Wall Street “brain drain” debate.
Source: hbr.org

The NHS Confederation has asked people if they want cake and seem encouraged that the answer is yes. In the confederation's

The NHS Confederation has asked people if they want cake and seem encouraged that the answer is yes. In the confederation's parallel universe people can (1) have their cake and eat it, (2) it will be better cake than before, (3) they won't need to wait for it, and (4) it will be free! They are shrewd...
Source: nhsconfed.org

Spaghetti Strainer Helmet Driver’s License Photo Approved On Religious Grounds: Just over the border from New Hampshire

Spaghetti Strainer Helmet Driver’s License Photo Approved On Religious Grounds: Just over the border from New Hampshire in the Massachusetts city of Lowell, a woman identifying herself as a follower of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (FSM), otherwise known as Pastaf…
Source: immortal.org

Video-Based CPR Training May be as Valuable as Hands-On Approach, Penn Study Finds

Video-Based CPR Training May be as Valuable as Hands-On Approach, Penn Study Finds
Source: upenn.edu

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of

This is your brain on mobile: A critique of destructive smartphone habits diagnosed by someone that makes a living off of them.
Source: medium.com

Why an Indian Program Is Training ‘Quacks’ to Stand in for Doctors: Rural India doesn’t have enough physicians—but

Why an Indian Program Is Training ‘Quacks’ to Stand in for Doctors: Rural India doesn’t have enough physicians—but it has plenty of local, self-styled medical practitioners. Which is better for public health: cracking down on them, or encouraging their work?
Source: theatlantic.com

Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide: For hundreds of millions of people

Researcher finds key clues about 'betel nut' addiction that plagues millions worldwide: For hundreds of millions of people around the world, chewing betel nut produces a cheap, quick high but also raises the risk of addiction and oral cancer. Now, new findings by a University of Florida Health researcher...
Source: eurekalert.org

The secret to a younger brain may lie in exercising your body: It is widely recognised that our physical fitness is reflected

The secret to a younger brain may lie in exercising your body: It is widely recognised that our physical fitness is reflected in our mental fitness, especially as we get older. How does being physically fit affect our aging brains? Neuroimaging studies, in which the activity of different parts of the...
Source: medicalxpress.com

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered from Ebola, but then suffered relapsing illness, has meningitis caused by the virus persisting in her brain, doctors treating her said on Wednesday.
Source: reuters.com

3-D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training: Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical

3-D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training: Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, found that 3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians to...
Source: medicalxpress.com

Polio in Ukraine: nationwide vaccination campaign needs to start straight away: With two WHO-confirmed cases of polio in

Polio in Ukraine: nationwide vaccination campaign needs to start straight away: With two WHO-confirmed cases of polio in Ukraine in September, vaccinating the country’s 1.8 million children needs to start as soon as possible
Source: theguardian.com