It’s a big date for the 40,000 people who run the 26 miles, but equally it’s a big day out for tens of thousands of friends, family members and supporters who come to central London to cheer the runners on. Although lot of focus (rightly) goes into preparations for the runner, it’s important to have […]
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Shifts in the clinical landscape of autism: The therapeutic setting has changed for autism. Where once we would treat and instruct autistics on the basis that we knew best, that we were the ‘expert’, that ‘evidence-based behavioral practice’ was king, now we have to rethink who we are and what we do in a clinical […]
As the new PM, Liz Truss puts her new administration together and sets out her policies, the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry (BSPD) sets out its ‘Blueprint to improve children’s oral health’ – with specific guidance on how best to get paediatric dentistry in the UK back on track. The Society’s message to the PM’s […]
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In a major breakthrough for research into skin health and the development of skincare products, UK-based Labskin and the University of Bradford’s Centre of Skin Sciences announce the first-ever commercially available lab-grown ‘pigmented’ skin-equivalent has been developed. In a joint project, scientists have been able to incorporate melanocytes – the cells that give skin its […]
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‘Active couch potato’ – how sitting all day can erase a workout. New Finnish research published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise suggests that a 30-minute workout, followed by a day of staring at a computer and then the television, could make someone “an active couch potato” – increasing the risk of various […]
Rebecca Wallersteiner looks at Anatomy: A Matter of Life and Death, a major exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh, until 30th October 2022, studying the macabre art of body snatching. At the National Museum of Scotland, in Edinburgh until 30th October 2022, a major exhibition, sponsored by Baillie Gifford Investment Managers, looks […]
The pandemic and lockdowns have shone a harsh spotlight on some long-standing issues including the persistent and immoral inequalities we see in children’s oral health. I believe it is fair to say that paediatric dentistry has been one of the hardest hit specialties – and the slowest to recover. Dental decay is a preventable disease […]
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Neuronal back-up system discovered: Researchers at MedUni Vienna have discovered that neurons have an emergency back-up system to enable them to remain functional even when their energy supply is disrupted. As in many areas of technology, an emergency back-up serves to compensate for any energy supply failures experienced by neurons. The results of the study […]
How should you to prepare for surgery? Surgery is a medical marvel – one which benefits greatly from modern technology, but which has endured as a fundamental medical practice for hundreds upon hundreds of years. Routine as surgery is – with over six million on the waiting list for elective operations at the moment – […]
Children at risk of long-term eye problems after spending over five hours a day on screens during summer holidays. Worrying new research has shown that more than a third of children (36%) are being exposed to potential eye health problems over the school holidays after spending over five hours a day glued to screens. A […]