MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bookmarks'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:48:22 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3876710&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fdrug-testing-solar-fullerenes-chemicalization.html These are my recent science picks, including my latest contributions to spectroscopyNOW.com Drug testing – A simple analytical approach to identifying drugs of abuse would be a boon to forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies. A collaboration between researchers in the US and Europe demonstrates how an assessment of different methods using chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry reveals that multivariate selectivity can take into account the degree of resolution between nominally unresolved peaks due to the presence of various drugs in a forensic sample and so allow quicker identification. Solar fullerenes – Sheffield's David Lidzey working with Athene Donald of the University of Cambridge and experts from Cardiff University and Nick Terrill at the Diamond Lig... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3876710 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:32 +0100 3876710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805860&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Frisky-teams-forged-banknotes-frost-proof-frogs.html An eclectic mix of science snips from Sciencebase: Novel algorithm cuts the risks of choosing ineffectual team members – The risky business of putting together a team Counterfeit spectroscopy – Banknote counterfeiting is a growing problem for fraud investigators across the globe and criminals involved in this highly profitable system are constantly developing their techniques to stay one step ahead of the authorities and their forensic detection methods. Now, researchers in Brazil and the US have taken a mass spectrometric approach that can produce a near-instantaneous chemical profile of a banknote to check against database entries and spot counterfeit notes very quickly. Frozen Frogs – Frost-proof tree frogs offer new clues as to how some animals protect themselves fro... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805860 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:44:11 +0100 3805860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714238&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fdna-search-iphone-chemistry-electronic-waste.html Latest bookmarked science news, including my current Alchemist column on ChemWeb.com: How to build a better DNA search engine – The techniques for indexing Chinese language websites could dramatically improve the speed of bioinformatic searches, according to research by SOSO, the third largest Chinese search engine The chemistry of an iPhone – Steve Jobs responds to conflict minerals accusations, but might not mass spectrometry reveal the truth? Two angles in that PNAS report that says climate-is-changing crowd bigger, better than nay-sayers – On which side of the climate cred camp do you sit? Chemistry news on ChemWeb.com – in this week's issue of The Alchemist, resurrecting an old clotting drug could save tens of thousands of lives across the globe, a new st... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714238 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:07:43 +0100 3714238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687148&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fintute-hot-science-for-flaming-june.html Delicious science links, including my latest news review for Intute Hot Topics: Low-temperature fraud detection – A low-temperature plasma probe can identify art fraud without damaging the artwork, which is important should the work turn out to be genuine. Flat-packed particles – Graphene is a material comprising sheets of carbon just one atom thick; graphene is like a single layer of graphite. However, it was the discovery that it has some peculiar electronic properties because of the existence of massless quasiparticles that has led to an explosion of interest in this material. Some researchers suggest that ultimately it will become the material that gives us a post-silicon world in computing. Yet another supernova – Just when you’d given up hope of another starb... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687148 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:29:05 +0100 3687148 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3479712&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fsmoking-cadmium-benchtop-x-rays-genetic-obesity.html Latest science news including this week’s round up from my SpectroscopyNOW column: Smoking out cadmium problem – A statistical analysis of spectroscopic data is helping scientists home in on the problem of decreased fruit and vegetable consumption being associated with an elevated concentration of cadmium in the blood of male smokers. Short, sharp outburst – A new approach to generating ultra-short, high-density electron pulses for the production of advanced X-ray sources has been developed. The approach could lead to a bench-top X-ray synchrotron for materials science, pharmaceutical research and nanotechnology research. Metabolic obesity – Evidence from NMR spectroscopic studies of individual metabolic profiles would suggest that the way our bodies digest and pro... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3479712 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:56:48 +0100 3479712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3475866&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Fsmoking-cadmium-benchtop-x-rays-genetic-obesity.html Latest science news including this week’s round up from my SpectroscopyNOW column: Smoking out cadmium problem – A statistical analysis of spectroscopic data is helping scientists home in on the problem of decreased fruit and vegetable consumption being associated with an elevated concentration of cadmium in the blood of male smokers. Short, sharp outburst – A new approach to generating ultra-short, high-density electron pulses for the production of advanced X-ray sources has been developed. The approach could lead to a bench-top X-ray synchrotron for materials science, pharmaceutical research and nanotechnology research. Metabolic obesity – Evidence from NMR spectroscopic studies of individual metabolic profiles would suggest that the way our bodies digest and pro... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3475866 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:56:48 +0100 3475866 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471834&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Feye-disease-combat-robots-and-a-battery-boost.html Latest round-up of science news, including my Intute physical sciences news column. ETROP Study MNR – Treatment strategy confirmed for childhood eye disease Reviewing peer review – Scientific peer review has many problems and no one seems to know how to address them Bots High – A documentary on high school combat robots The slow rise of The Andes – Chemical analysis suggests that the Andes mountain range rose much more gradually than scientists previously thought. New battery-boosting recipe – Researchers have combined the advantages of lithium metal with the longevity of lithium ion by developing a new type of lithium-metal-free battery that holds charge better and will not "age" as quickly as conventional rechargeables. Interplanetary storm &#8211... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471834 Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:45:40 +0100 3471834 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3448903&cid=t_100952_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sciencebase.com%2Fscience-blog%2Felement-117.html discovered, ancient climate, change, and intute’s green service. Elemental discoveries – element 117 – An international team of scientists from Russia and the United States, including two Department of Energy national laboratories and two universities, has discovered the newest superheavy element, element 117. Ancient climate change – Does the Earth follow a 100,000-year climate-change cycle? Switch to Intute – and Save the Planet – Data servers are not green but there are ways to cut your search carbon footprint Related Posts:Materials, water, and lightNobel Prize for Peace 2007Antimony, x-rays, childhood obesityChemical science, night sky, scientific trustClimate Change ActionElement 117 is a post from: Sciencebase Science Blog (Source: Sciencebase ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3448903 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 08:16:56 +0100 3448903 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1395107&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Fdibs-in-search-of-self%2Fbookmarks%2F A detailed, session-by-session account of a therapeutic intervention. Written by the therapist and detailing all the detours & blind alleys that never make it into textbook accounts of the therapeutic process. Many clients, some famous and some not so famous, have written of their experiences in therapy. Therapists’ accounts of therapy tend to be confined to heavily anonymised snippets of conversation illustrating a particular point in therapy textbooks, or case studies in peer-reviewed journals which focus more upon the diagnosis & outcome than upon the process of intervention. Dibs In Search Of Self is that rarest of books, an account by a therapist of every session (and the related consultations with teachers and family) of her contact with a small boy, the titular &#822... The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1395107 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:04:00 +0100 1395107 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1369674&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Fbps-research-digest%2Fbookmarks%2F A newsletter-cum-blog from the British Psychological Society. Summarising a dozen psychology journal articles each month in accessible prose, the Digest is a good light read and a useful pointer to the full articles. Unlike the American Psychological Association, the British Psychology Society does not make the members’ monthly journal available online, but does offer the BPS Research Digest: a round up of interesting and thought-provoking recent research. Each edition features half a dozen writeups of recent papers, laying out the thinking behind the research, the main findings and the possible implications, often with quotes from the authors. Links to the full articles permit readers who can handle the formality of a journal to access greater detail while leaving the Digest itself acce... The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1369674 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:47:36 +0100 1369674 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523790&cid=t_100952_154_f&fid=37875&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnetwork.nature.com%2Fpeople%2Fianmulvany%2Fblog%2F2008%2F03%2F06%2Fconnotea-hot-25 Mitch Andre Garcia has just built a page that shows the Top 25 bookmarks on Connotea from the past week. He is working on some other scripts on top of Connotea, so keep an ear to the ground. Connotea Blog (Source: Connotea) Connotea blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523790 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:31:25 +0100 2523790 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561324&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2F%3Fp%3D66 A blog focussing upon cognitive behavioural & psychodynamic techniques & issues “in the room” rather than case or theoretical discussions. Chris Allan is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of the Psychology Clinic at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. His weblog In The Room addresses a range of therapeutic issues and the related literature. Each post illustrates a problem encountered by therapists and offers insights into this problem, often with extensive quotes from relevant textbooks and journals. As a round up of “therapy tips & techniques you will find in your textbooks”, In the Room should be of use to any psychological therapist and is well worth a read by physical therapists also. (Source: The Relaxed Therapist) The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561324 Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:00:43 +0100 2561324 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561330&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2F%3Fp%3D60 A detailed, session-by-session account of a therapeutic intervention. Written by the therapist and detailing all the detours & blind alleys that never make it into textbook accounts of the therapeutic process. Many clients, some famous and some not so famous, have written of their experiences in therapy. Therapists” accounts of therapy tend to be confined to heavily anonymised snippets of conversation illustrating a particular point in therapy textbooks, or case studies in peer-reviewed journals which focus more upon the diagnosis & outcome than upon the process of intervention. Dibs In Search Of Self is that rarest of books, an account by a therapist of every session (and the related consultations with teachers and family) of her contact with a small boy, the titular &#822... The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561330 Fri, 27 Oct 2006 07:00:12 +0100 2561330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471432&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Fpsychiatric-drugs-explained%2Fbookmarks%2F A guide to psychotropic medication for therapists and their clients. This book lays out the pros & cons of mind-altering prescription drugs from a critical but balanced perspective. Books considering psychotropic drugs tend to one of two extremes: either uncritical accounts of their effectiveness and the presumed biophysiology underpinning their action or highly critical “anti-psychiatry” polemics which damn the entire concept. Psychiatric Drugs Explained, now in its third edition, manages to occupy the middle ground. Explicit details are given of the desired action of commonly used psychotropic drugs (with both UK and US names), but equal attention is given to their side effects and alternatives to their use (eg: in the management of sleep disorders). (more…) (Source: The ... The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471432 Mon, 13 Mar 2006 07:00:40 +0100 471432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471439&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Frelaxation-techniques-a-practical-handbook%2Fbookmarks%2F A compendium of relaxation techniques. This book supports the clinical practice of physical and psychological therapists seeking to explore the field of relaxation training or to tailor their approach to individual clients. There are many different approaches to relaxation training. If this book doesn’t have them all, it certainly contains the vast majority. First publshed in 1995 and now in its third edition, the book covers the physiology underlying tension and stress together with physical and cognitive approaches to relaxation. Each chapter expands on one approach, detailing the theory (if any) behind the approach, then offering scripts, variations on the main approach and benefits and pitfalls of the approach. (more…) (Source: The Relaxed Therapist) The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471439 Fri, 24 Feb 2006 07:00:23 +0100 471439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=471442&cid=t_100952_109_f&fid=34753&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.relaxedtherapist.com%2Fpracticing-therapy%2Fbookmarks%2F A collection of exercises for developing therapists. The insights to be derived from this book should improve the practice of any therapist. Somewhere there’s a book that all the experienced therapists know about and it’s not about how to do therapy, it’s about how to do therapy better. It’s got all the secret little extra tricks they know about that aren’t in any of the models and that they forget to tell you about in class. And they won’t ever tell you where that book is - you just have to figure it out. As Margaret Rambo admits in the introduction, Practicing Therapy doesn’t contain many secret tricks, but it is a book about how to do any therapy better. (more…) (Source: The Relaxed Therapist) The Relaxed Therapist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=471442 Fri, 17 Feb 2006 07:00:51 +0100 471442