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Simulating medical situations helps students learn, retain basic science concepts

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Simulating medical scenarios helps medical students learn and retain vital information, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.


New doctors, teaching physicians disagree about essential medical procedures to learn

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physicians teaching at medical schools and doctors who have just completed their first year out of medical school disagree about which procedures are necessary to learn before graduating, according to a new survey done by ...





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Decline of hormone therapy decreases breast cancer cases, analysis finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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The declining use of hormone therapy among women has led to 6,000 fewer invasive breast cancer cases a year, according to an analysis by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The research quantifies and advances ...


'Mini' transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease

Medicine & Health / Research

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Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that "mini" stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults.


Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study

Disagreement Over Mammography Task Force Study

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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When a government-appointed panel of experts released new guidelines last month calling for fewer routine mammograms, they were met with public confusion, political outrage, and a media storm that left women ...


How to encourage big ideas

How to encourage big ideas

Other Sciences / Economics

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests certain types of funding -- which provide more freedom and focus less on near-term results -- lead to more innovative and influential research.


Ubiquitous health: Enabling telemedicine to cut hospital visits, save money

Technology / Telecom

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A ubiquitous health monitoring system that automatically alerted the patient's family or physician to problematic changes in the person's vital signs could cut hospital visits and save lives, according to Japanese researchers ...


Stem cell derived neurons for research relevant to Alzheimer's and Niemann-Pick type C diseases

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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Stem cell derived neurons may allow scientists to determine whether breakdowns in the transport of proteins, lipids and other materials within cells trigger the neuronal death and neurodegeneration that characterize Alzheimer's ...


Geneticist reveals molecular view of key epigenetic regulator

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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In a paper published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Michael Kobor reported the structure and function of a key player in regulating chromatin in yeast and humans.


American adults receiving flu vaccine at about the same rate as in 2008, study finds

Medicine & Health / Medications

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American adults are not being vaccinated against the seasonal flu any more often than they were last year, despite increased public discussion of the importance of influenza vaccines resulting from the worldwide outbreak ...


People affected by autism believe increase is 'real,' not diagnostic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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There has been a major increase in the number of children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders over the last two decades - the question is why? Researchers have found a sharp difference between the beliefs of ordinary ...


Santa is ready to ride! (w/ Video)

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of UNC medical experts say that Santa is tanned, rested and ready for the big ride he has coming up.



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