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 'crick'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:40 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4734205&cid=t_126598_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F21%2Fa-snippet-of-psychologys-scientific-roots%2F Throughout the years, sometimes it seems that the public has been iffy about psychology and psychologists. Part of the problem is a lack of knowledge. Past surveys have shown that many people have no idea what psychologists even do. More recent research has found that the public largely views psychology in a positive light. But people still have a limited understanding of the discipline and don’t view it as a hard science. A 1998 survey revealed that both adults and college faculty viewed the physical sciences more favorably. They believed that psychology — along with sociology — led to fewer critical contributions to society and had less expertise than the physical sciences. How did psychology get this bad reputation? PsyBlog’s Jeremy Dean (which, by the way, is an aweso... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4734205 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:01:13 +0100 4734205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133804&cid=t_126598_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FDeFq7uexe3U%2Fairbus-a380-engine-failure.html A380 engine failure – Qantas flight 32 en route to Sydney, Australia, forced to make an emergency landing after an engine failure. Qantas has grounded all of its Airbus A380 “superjumobo” fleet as a result. There are 20 other A380s around the globe that have the same Rolls Royce engines as Qantas flight 32. Rosalind Franklin and DNA: How wronged was she? – Watson, Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins received the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology in 1962 for this work, four years after Franklin’s death of ovarian cancer, possibly induced by her work with x-rays. But, shouldn’t Franklin’s work be given more credit than it has ever received. The debate goes on. To my mind, Wilkins let the crystallograph into W-C’s hands because they all suspec... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133804 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 13:56:22 +0100 4133804 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=949000&cid=t_126598_122_f&fid=36506&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainSciencePodcastBlog%2F%7E5%2F165871322%2F22-brainscience-koch.mp3 Discussion Forum Audience Survey   (Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell) the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=949000 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 20:35:36 +0100 949000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687111&cid=t_126598_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fpersonalized-medicine-since-1986.html First I would like to apologize for the lack of postings on interesting topics lately. I am glad that others have picked up my slack. Notably Hsien and Bertalan's interesting posts this week. Or for an in depth post on the politics of health care and the reform movement check out VentureBeatWhat I want to pay attention to today is the question I inevitably get asked when I speak to other physicians. "Is what you say feasible in a 7 minute consult world?" The answer is inevitably NO. I do not feel in my heart of hearts that we will ever be able to practice personalized medicine in a 7 minute consult world.What's needed is a Revolution. We need a place where the patient has access to their records and their physicians 24/7. We need a place where the patient is given the skills to understand ... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687111 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:18:00 +0100 687111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=687112&cid=t_126598_131_f&fid=35743&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthegenesherpa.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fwhy-watson-didnt-want-his-apoe4-results.html Alzheimer's disease (AD) afflicts about 10% of persons over 65 and almost half of those over 85. When Jim Watson had his genome sequenced he asked not to have his ApoE4 status revealed. Why?? Dr Watson did not want to know his genotype status because although twin studies suggest that there are several susceptibility genes which, along with the APOE 4 allele, contribute to up to 80% of LOAD (Late Onset Alzheimer's Disease) cases, the story is nowhere near being finished. Not everyone with APOE4 gets Alzheimer's. In fact, the majority do not......But the picture for those predisposed is getting clearer.This last week a study was released by the team at TGen (Translational Genomics) in the journal Neuron. According to the study:"...suggests that the gene - called GAB2 - modifies an individua... Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=687112 Mon, 11 Jun 2007 20:55:00 +0100 687112