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medicine
Blood Biomarkers in the Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Oligomeric forms of the peptide, β-amyloid, (Aβ) are known to be toxic to human and rodent neurones, and…
St George's, University of London
Facing Down Emerging Viruses
The Ebola epidemic in West Africa has highlighted the threat of newly emerged viral infections. Michal Barski discusses…
Imperial College London
Hybrid Simulation, Distributed Simulation and Sequential Simulation
Roger Kneebone discusses Hybrid Simulation, Distributed Simulation and Sequential Simulation. Roger Kneebone directs the Imperial College Centre for…
Imperial College London
Medicine: Discovery through doing
Roger Kneebone explores how lacemakers, glass artists and percussionists are sharing skills with researchers. Roger Kneebone directs the…
Imperial College London
Restoring the resting potential brings maturity to induced stem cell-derived human cardiac myocytes
Reprogramming of mature human cells to produce the equivalent of embryonic stem cells offers exciting possibilities for therapeutic…
Stanford University
Role of sodium/calcium exchange in heart failure-induced arrhythmias
Sudden death from ventricular arrhythmias is an important source of mortality in patients with congestive heart failure. Rapid…
Stanford University
A Flawed Revision of the Common Rule
In September 2015, sixteen federal agencies released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that outlined far-reaching changes to…
Stanford University
Multimedia informational aids for research on medical practices
Participant understanding is a key element of informed consent for enrollment in research. However, participants often do not…
Stanford University
IRB’s and patients’ views on consent for research on medical practices
In the context of research on medical practices, which includes comparative effectiveness research and pragmatic clinical trials, empirical…
Stanford University
Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases
The prevalence rates of asthma, IgE-mediated sensitization and allergic diseases vary throughout the world, and are highest in…
Imperial College London