‘As with a poem, each patient is unique’: the cancer surgeon using poetry to help train doctors
Jo ão Luís Barreto Guimarães, a breast cancer specialist and prizewinning poet, is pioneering the teaching of poetry alongside medicine to help trainee doctors empathise with their patientsIn an unremarkable lecture hall on a rainy Monday afternoon, C ândida Pereira is expounding passionately on the intricacies of a poem by the Portuguese politician-poetVasco Gra ça Moura. Her classmates listen closely as the second-year university student enthuses about lyric form, poetic voice and Moura ’s use of “perceptual imagery” and “sensual tone”. Nothing unusual for a standard poetry module, perhaps. Yet once the be...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Balch Tags: Medical research Health Science Portugal Source Type: news
UT Health San Antonio doctors among first to implant rechargeable deep brain stimulation device
New neurostimulator used by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio offers significant benefit for those with Parkinson's disease, dystonia, epilepsy and essential tremor conditions. SAN ANTONIO, Feb. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Doctors at The University of Texas... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 15, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Science Sleuth Accuses a Harvard Medical School Neuroscientist of Research Misconduct
Researchers await the outcome of an ongoing investigation into dozens of instances of alleged image problems spanning 29 publications over a period of 23 years. (Source: The Scientist)
Source: The Scientist - February 15, 2024 Category: Science Tags: News News & Opinion Source Type: news
Ehud Mendel named the Nixdorff-German Professor of Neurosurgery
Mendel, a renowned leader in spinal surgery procedures, was recently appointed the Nixdorff-German Professor of Neurosurgery. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 14, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Adam Sillito obituary
Visual neuroscientist who transformed the Institute of Ophthalmology in London into a world-class centre of excellenceAdam Sillito, emeritus professor of visual science at the Institute of Ophthalmology in London, who has died aged 79, described one of his recreations in Who ’s Who as “dreaming of better things”. A lateral thinker who grasped the bigger picture, he carried out research into the mechanics of visual perception that yielded vital knowledge for future treatments. As director of the institute from 1991 until 2006, he transformed it from a backwater on the verge of closure to a world-class centre of excell...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 14, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Penny Warren Tags: Medical research Bridget Riley Science Neuroscience Baltimore Birmingham Source Type: news
Science and Technology : Public Perceptions, Awareness, and Information Sources
This report describes confidence in science, understanding of scientific research and new topics such as neurotechnology and artificial intelligence, and engagement with science through media and scientific activities. The majority of U.S. adults — 77 % as of September 2022 — express at least a fair amount of confidence in scientists to act in the public interest. Evidence also suggests perceptions of new science and technology topics may change as experiences grow. U.S. adults with greater understanding of scientific logic tend to express more trust in scientists to act in society ’ s best interests than do those wi...
Source: NSF - Statistics on U.S. Science and Engineering Resources - February 14, 2024 Category: Statistics Source Type: news
Marion Smits speaks on TikTok, open access and all things ECR
This may come as a surprise given her academic credentials and reputation for high-quality peer-reviewed scientific research, but Dr. Marion Smits, PhD, is a big fan of TikTok. She strongly urges every radiologist to make more use of social media. Less surprising perhaps, she's also a massive supporter of open-access publishing and ECR.
Ahead of this month's congress in Vienna, we caught up with Smits, who is chair of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) Research Committee and chief of neuroradiology and chair of the neuroradiology fellowship program at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In a video interview, sh...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 13, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liana Gruenberg Tags: MRI Source Type: news
Podcast: Leading the way to tuition-free medical school opportunities
AuntMinnie.com · Keeping Up With The Radiologists - Episode 2: Tuition-free medical schoolIn this episode of the "Keeping Up With the Radiologists" podcast series brought to you by AuntMinnie.com in collaboration with Penn Radiology, Saurabh (Harry) Jha, MD; Mitch Schnall, MD, PhD; and Hanna Zafar, MD, interview Robert "Bob" Grossman, MD, in tell-all fashion. For those who do not know him, Grossman is a New York neuroradiologist whose career evolved from radiologist into chief executive officer of NYU Langone Health and dean of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, formerly New York University School of Medicine. Grossman ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 12, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Liz Carey Tags: Radiology Education Podcasts Source Type: news
Jibes about Joe Biden ’s age shine light on issues facing older politicians
Description of US president as an ‘elderly man with a poor memory’ in an official report provoked outraged defence from the White HouseIt should have been a good day for Joe Biden. After all, no charges are to be filed against the US president after an inquiry into his mishandling of classified files. But the official report from Robert Hur, the special counsel at the Department of Justice, was devastating nonetheless.Hur ’s description of Biden, 81, as an “elderly man with a poor memory” who had “diminished faculties in advancing age” provoked an outraged defence from the White House.Continue reading... (Sou...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 9, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Ageing Joe Biden US politics Science Health Neuroscience Society US news World news Source Type: news
At night, pollution keeps pollinating insects from smelling the flowers
Under the cover of darkness, countless moths and other insects furiously dart around woodlands and deserts, seeking nectar from night-blooming plants—and pollinating them in the process. But the scents the insects home in on have grown fainter. Nitrate radicals, a common pollutant, break them down before they can travel far, a research team reports today in
Science
. The team thinks the
olfactory disruption goes as far back as the Industrial Revolution
200 years ago.
The research, involving field studies, wind tunnel experiments, and the latest atmospheric models, has worrisome implications. For...
Source: ScienceNOW - February 8, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Petri Dish: CRISPR exec joins Takeda; 'Electric medicine' that you wear
This week saw news at both ends of the life science spectrum, with Big Pharma giant Takeda announcing new hires, and a neurotech wearable company emerging from stealth. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - February 8, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Hannah Green Source Type: news
How to stay connected with a loved one with Alzheimer ’s disease
Changes in behavior and communication that accompany Alzheimer ’s can be difficult to navigate. A Yale Medicine neurologist offers everyday tips for caregivers. (Source: Yale Science and Health News)
Source: Yale Science and Health News - February 6, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
A mammalian-specific Alex3/G αq protein complex regulates mitochondrial trafficking, dendritic complexity, and neuronal survival | Science Signaling
Mitochondrial trafficking in neurons requires binding of the G protein G αq to the mitochondrial protein Alex3. (Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment)
Source: Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment - February 6, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Vets urged to stop giving pesticide flea treatments after river pollution study
Exclusive: Pet owners risk contaminating their hands with neurotoxins for at least 28 days after application, scientists findVets should limit the use of flea treatments containing pesticides on dogs and cats, scientists have said, after a study revealed the vast amount of toxic substances in them that end up in rivers.Pet owners using theseflea treatments risk contaminating their hands with fipronil and imidacloprid, two insecticides, for at least 28 days after the treatment has been applied, according to research by the University of Sussex and Imperial College London.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 1, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Helena Horton Environment reporter Tags: Pesticides Veterinary medicine Pets Pollution Rivers Animals Medical research Environment Science Life and style UK news Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche exceeds guidance and achieves sales growth of 1% (CER) for 2023 despite sharp COVID-19 sales decline
Group salesgrow by 1%1 at constant exchange rates (CER; -7% in CHF), more than offsetting the decline in COVID-19-related sales and biosimilar erosion, and thereby exceeding 2023 guidanceExcluding COVID-19 products,Group sales increase by 8%Pharmaceuticals Divisionsalesincrease by 6% (excluding COVID-19 medicine Ronapreve: +9%) due to ongoing high demand for newer medicines, with eye medicine Vabysmo continuing to be the top growth driver, followed by Ocrevus (multiple sclerosis), Hemlibra (haemophilia A) and Polivy (blood cancer)Diagnostics Division salesare 13% lower due to high demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022; strong ...
Source: Roche Media News - February 1, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
