China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute
China creates gene-edited ‘micropigs’ to satisfy an emerging fringe pet market | ExtremeTech: The Beijing genomics institute is now offering genetically-modified 'micropig' pets in a variety of different flavors to the discriminating swine enthusiast.
Source: extremetech.com
Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with
Why it's time for English rugby fans to stop singing Swing Low, Sweet Chariot: The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday, with the hosts England facing off against Figi at Twickenham. As you'd expect, the home side's fans will be out in full force, and singing their hearts out in support of Stuart Lancaster's...
Source: independent.co.uk
As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges
As mobile changes the way we communicate, Microsoft Office has had its day: According to Microsoft, the future of work hinges on the sorts of collaboration that come from using a package of software like Microsoft Office. This has been especially embodied in its latest version…
Source: theconversation.com
Don't believe the headlines, as a doctor my job isn't to deny care to those with suspected cancer: A day doesn't seem to
Don't believe the headlines, as a doctor my job isn't to deny care to those with suspected cancer: A day doesn't seem to go by without a little “GP bashing”. Lazy, workshy, money grabbing, I've heard it all. Naturally I'd refute that. Over breakfast this morning I was greeted with the headline:...
Source: independent.co.uk
Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest
Study suggests that washing dishes decreases stress: Washing those dreadful dishes after a long day seems like the furthest thing from relaxation. Or is it?
Source: medicalxpress.com
Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some
Australians' experiences with access to health care in 2013–14. "Nearly 10% ... avoided seeing a GP due to cost" in some parts of Australia.
(Sample sizes are not quoted in the release but, from another report, it looks like the original survey was of 36,000 Australians aged 15 and over.)
The...
Source: myhealthycommunities.gov.au
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of
National awards success for Plymouth dental researchers: Dental researchers from Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry have come away with a raft of awards following this year's general meeting of the British Society of Oral and Dental Research.
Source: eurekalert.org
NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added
NHS meningitis B vaccination programme begins across the UK: Jab to protect against potentially fatal disease has been added to NHS childhood immunisation programme
Source: theguardian.com
Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's
Call for Britain to over-ride patents on Roche cancer drug: A group of patients and campaigners has called on Britain's health minister to over-ride patents protecting Roche's expensive breast cancer drug Kadcyla to allow for the import or manufacture of cut-price copies.
Source: reuters.com
How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to
How to “nudge” smokers to reduce tobacco use? - reduce the nicotine in cigarettes. Now@NEJM: Health problems due to smoking account for 6 million deaths annually and are the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite the dramatic reduction of smoking rates in the past 50 years in the U.S., nearly...
Source: nejm.org
Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force
Car smoking ban comes into force - BBC News: A law banning smoking in vehicles where children are present comes into force in England and Wales.
Source: bbc.co.uk
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen
If VW can cheat regulators, how many other corporate scams are there out there?: The emissions test scandal at Volkswagen is not simply bad for one of the world’s more successful car companies. It has, understandably, led many to wonder if other auto giants have engineered their cars to give misleading...
Source: independent.co.uk
Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar
Applying Quality Improvement into Systems-based Learning to Improve Diabetes Outcomes in Primary Care Kathleen Moreo. Tamar Sapir. Laurence Greene. BMJ Quality Improvement Reports.
Source: bmj.com
The glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonist liraglutide attenuates the reinforcing properties of alcohol in rodents Vallöf,
The glucagon‐like peptide 1 receptor agonist liraglutide attenuates the reinforcing properties of alcohol in rodents Vallöf, Daniel. Maccioni, Paola. Colombo, Giancarlo. Mandrapa, Minja. Jörnulf, Julia Winsa. Egecioglu, Emil. Engel, Jörgen A.. Jerlhag, Elisabet. Addiction Biology.
Source: wiley.com
WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial"
WHO | Treat all people living with HIV, offer antiretrovirals as additional prevention choice for people at "substantial" risk: 30 September 2015 -- With its "treat-all" recommendation, WHO removes all limitations on eligibility for antiretroviral therapy (ART) among people living with HIV; all populations...
Source: who.int
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who
Study's message to recovering alcoholics: Quit smoking to stay sober: Adult smokers with a history of problem drinking who continue smoking are at a greater risk of relapsing three years later compared with adults who do not smoke. While treatments for alcohol abuse traditionally require concurrent treatment...
Source: eurekalert.org
Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their
Junior NHS doctors have it easy now, or do they? - cartoon: Why older doctors complaining about a possible strike by their younger colleagues might be in need of a reality check
Source: theguardian.com
How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with
How People Living at Earth's Extremes Reveal the Genome's Best Tricks: Evolution has sculpted the human genome to cope with Earth’s toughest climates, inadvertently pointing geneticists towards medically important genes.
Source: theatlantic.com
Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio,
Ukraine outbreak brings polio back to Europe, WHO says: Two children in southwestern Ukraine have been paralyzed by polio, the first outbreak of the disease in Europe since 2010, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, in a setback for a global eradication campaign.
Source: reuters.com
Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015: Over 2,000 learning professionals from around the world from both education
Here are the Top 100 Tools for Learning 2015: Over 2,000 learning professionals from around the world from both education and enterprises contributed to the 9th Annual Survey of Learning Tools. Very many thanks to all those who took the time t...
Source: c4lpt.co.uk
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