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Educational and Staff DevelopmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Queen Mary, University of London have put together a mix of internal and external presenters, with a wide range of topics. The first seminar takes place on Monday 30th November, and will be presented by Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Graham Thomas from ESD on the QMUL Graduate Attributes project. Queen Mary has developed a statement of graduate attributes that makes explicit the 'behaviours, values, attributes, skills and knowledge' expected of a Queen Mary graduate. The purpose of the statement is to support the review and enhancement of curricula. This is timely given the current focus on the 'employability' of university ...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 19, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Has brain imaging discovered anything new?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Presented by: Richard Passingham, Ph.D., University of Oxford, Dept. of Experimental Psychology Category: NeuroscienceAired date: 11/16/2009 (Source: Videocast - All Events)
Source: Videocast - All Events - November 18, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Past Events Source Type: events

Shaping academic work: The next ten yearsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Discussion will focus upon: the moral, economic and social obligations upon academics, the nature of academic work into the next decade and preparing new entrants to the profession for an academic role. This develops the 2009 theme of the Society for Educational Studies: An Academic Life. Debate will be supported by presentations from some key thinkers in the area of academic practice. Contributors include: Yvonne Hillier, Professor of Education, University of Brighton Janice Malcolm, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education and Academic Practice, University of Kent Lynn McAlpine, Professor of Higher Education Development, U...
Source: MEDEV Events - November 18, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: info

Incomplete Use of Condoms: The Importance of Sexual ArousalEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify associations between incomplete condom use (not using condoms from start to finish of sex) and sexual arousal variables. A convenience sample of heterosexual men (n = 761) completed a web-based questionnaire. Men who scored higher on sexual arousability were more likely to put a condom on after sex had begun (AOR = 1.58). Men who reported difficulty reaching orgasm were more likely to report removing condoms before sex was over (AOR = 2.08). These findings suggest that sexual arousal may be an important, and under-studied, factor...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - November 18, 2009 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: AIDS and Behavior Source Type: journals

Updated estimates of the proportion of childhood leukaemia incidence in Great Britain that may be caused by natural background ionising radiationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Author(s): Mark P Little, Richard Wakeford and Gerald M KendallAffiliation(s): Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Imperial College, London W2 1PG, UK; Dalton Nuclear Institute, The University of Manchester, Pariser Building--G Floor, PO Box 88, Sackville Street, Manchester M60 1QD, UK; Childhood Cancer Research Group, Richards Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford OX3 7LG, UK (Source: Journal of Radiological Protection)
Source: Journal of Radiological Protection - November 18, 2009 Category: Physics Source Type: journals

Stemedica President Invited To Lecture At The University Of OxfordEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nikolai Tankovich, MD, Ph.D., President and Chief Medical Officer of Stemedica Cell Technologies, Inc. was invited to lecture at a multi-disciplinary seminar at the Centre for Science and Society at Trinity College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The seminar, which focused on current research and medical applications for stem cells, was attended by more than 300 professors and staff representing all facets of the University. (PRWeb Nov 12, 2009) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/stemedica-presents/oxford-stem-cell-trials/prweb3196604.htm (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 12, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Memory-guided saccade processing in visual form agnosia (patient DF).Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
According to Milner and Goodale's model (The visual brain in action, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2006) areas in the ventral visual stream mediate visual perception and off-line actions, whilst regions in the dorsal visual stream mediate the on-line visual control of action. Strong evidence for this model comes from a patient (DF), who suffers from visual form agnosia after bilateral damage to the ventro-lateral occipital region, sparing V1. It has been reported that she is normal in immediate reaching and grasping, yet severely impaired when asked to perform delayed actions. Here we investigated whether this disso...
Source: Experimental Brain Research - November 11, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Rossit S, Szymanek L, Butler SH, Harvey M Tags: Exp Brain Res Source Type: journals

Activation of 5-HT6 receptors facilitates attentional set shiftingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions Through use of a novel 5-HT agonist, these experiments reveal a previously unrecognised role for 5-HT activation in PFC-dependent executive function, mediated by 5-HT6 receptor activation. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original InvestigationDOI 10.1007/s00213-009-1701-6Authors Katherine E. Burnham, University of Oxford Department of Pharmacology Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3QT UKMark G. Baxter, University of Oxford Department of Experimental Psychology Oxford OX1 3UD UKJohn R. Bainton, University of Oxford Department of Pharmacology Mansfield Road Oxford OX1 3QT UKEric Southam, GlaxoSm...
Source: Psychopharmacology - November 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychopharmacology Source Type: journals

Archaeologists Uncover Prehistoric Landscape Beneath Oxford University, EnglandEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Archaeologists excavating the former Radcliffe Infirmary site in Oxford have uncovered evidence of a prehistoric monumental landscape stretching across the gravel terrace between the Thames and Cherwell rivers. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 9, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: news

3 Year PhD Programme for Clinicians, University of OxfordEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Via www.jobs.ac.uk. University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford are offering Wellcome Trust Training Fellowships for Clinicians in Basic Sciences. The programme will offer the opportunity to undertake a research project with a strong emphasis on basic science. All projects will be in collaboration with the aim of bridging the gap between basic and applied research. Those appointed will have a medical degree and some specialist experience - typically having obtained MRCP or equivalent, but not CCT or consultant status. Interested candidates should apply to the Medical Sciences Division at the Unive...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 9, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: organizations

Adding nicotinic acid to statin cuts atherosclerosisEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Patients treated with a statin plus a high dose of nicotinic acid to increase HDL levels have been found to have less atherosclerosis than those treated with statins alone, a new study from the University of Oxford has found. (Source: Pulse)
Source: Pulse - November 9, 2009 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Scientists win place for evolution in primary schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The government is ready to put evolution on the primary curriculum for the first time after years of lobbying by senior scientists.The schools minister, Diana Johnson, has confirmed the plans will be included in a blueprint for a new curriculum to be published in the next few weeks.It follows a letter signed by scientists and science educators calling on the government to make the change after draft versions of the new curriculum failed to mention evolution explicitly.The open letter sent in July to Ed Balls, the children's secretary, was signed by 25 leading figures from science and education, who urged the government to ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 8, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Polly Curtis Tags: Primary schools Evolution Education policy Science Politics Richard Dawkins UK news The Guardian Source Type: news

Evolution to be taught in primary schoolsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The government is ready to put evolution on the primary curriculum for the first time after years of lobbying by senior scientists.The schools minister, Diana Johnson, has confirmed the plans will be included in a blueprint for a new curriculum to be published in the next few weeks.It follows a letter signed by scientists and science educators calling on the government to make the change after draft versions of the new curriculum failed to mention evolution explicitly.The open letter sent in July to Ed Balls, the children's secretary, was signed by 25 leading figures from science and education, who urged the government to ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 8, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Polly Curtis Tags: Primary schools Evolution Education policy Science Politics Richard Dawkins UK news The Guardian Source Type: news

Israel Gelfand obituaryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Legendary mathematician whose work on integral geometry was vital to medical scannersIsrael Gelfand, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in mathematics for seven decades. His research ranged over most of pure maths, including algebra, analysis, and geometry. He also worked in mathematical biology, opening up the field of integral geometry, a topic that is fundamental to medical scanners. He was an incomparable teacher and made significant advances in every field that he touched.Gelfand was born to Jewish parents in the small town of Okny (now Krasni Okny) to the north of Odessa in southern Ukraine, which was then a pa...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 8, 2009 Category: Science Tags: Mathematics United States Biology Medical research Judaism Russia University of Oxford The Guardian Obituaries Science Source Type: news

It isn't godly being green | Myles AllenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
It is an insult to science to rule that belief in man-made climate change is a religious convictionA British judge has decided that belief in human influence on climate has the status of religious conviction. This is being celebrated as a success by some activists. As a scientist who works on climate change, I find it deeply alarming. Is Jeremy Clarkson similarly entitled to protection if he declares himself a conscientious objector and wants to keep his 4x4?It is yet another symptom of general confusion over the status of science among the public, politicians, the judiciary and, indeed, just about anyone who is not a prac...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 5, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Myles Allen Tags: Law Politics UK news Climate change Climate change scepticism Environment Science Society Religion World news Philosophy The Guardian Comment Comment is free Source Type: news

Patterns of ovarian morphology in polycystic ovary syndrome: a study utilising magnetic resonance imagingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion Ovarian morphology overlaps in PCOS cases and controls, emphasising the importance of considering clinical/biochemical presentation together with imaging ovarian morphology in the diagnosis of PCOS. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Magnetic ResonanceDOI 10.1007/s00330-009-1643-8Authors Thomas M. Barber, Churchill Hospital Department of Endocrinology, Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Old Road, Headington Oxford OX3 7LJ UKChristopher Alvey, John Radcliffe Hospital Oxford MRI Centre Oxford UKTessa Greenslade, John Radcliffe Hospital Department of Medicine Oxford UKMa...
Source: European Radiology - November 4, 2009 Category: Radiology Tags: European Radiology Source Type: journals

New Data Shows Progress On Obesity As Healthy Towns Help Communities Change4Life, UKEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Data published suggests the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off. The figures, produced by a team of independent experts led by Professor Klim McPherson of Oxford University, looked at children's overweight and obesity levels that have been forecast to 2020. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 4, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Can we manipulate the weather?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chinese scientists claim to be able to control the weather. But is so-called geoengineering more than wishful thinking? And, if so, should we be worried?The unseasonal snow that fell on Beijing for 11 hours on Sunday was the earliest and heaviest there has been for years. It was also, China claims, man-made. By the end of last month, farmland in the already dry north of China was suffering badly due to drought. So on Saturday night China's meteorologists fired 186 explosive rockets loaded with chemicals to "seed" clouds and encourage snow to fall. "We won't miss any opportunity of artificial precipitation since Beijing is ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 4, 2009 Category: Science Authors: David Adam Tags: Geo-engineering Climate change China Science Meteorology Environment World news The Guardian Features Source Type: news

The Oxford Ankle Foot Questionnaire for children: responsiveness and longitudinal validityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions The findings support the responsiveness and longitudinal validity of the scales. Changes in domain scores of, or exceeding, the MDC90 (6–8) are likely to be beyond measurement error; further work is required to refine the estimate of change that can be considered important. Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11136-009-9550-7Authors Christopher Morris, University of Oxford Department of Public Health Old Road Campus Oxford OX3 7LF UKHelen Doll, University of Oxford Department of Public Health Old Road Campus Oxford OX3 7LF UKNeville Davies, University of Oxford Nuffield Department o...
Source: Quality of Life Research - November 3, 2009 Category: Health Management Tags: Quality of Life Research Source Type: journals

DoH: New data shows progress on obesityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Source: Department of Health (DH) Area: News According to a press release from the Department of Health, data produced by experts at Oxford University suggest that the rapid rise in child obesity may be levelling off. The researchers looked at children's overweight and obesity levels that have been forecast to 2020. Analysis using data from the past few years indicate a 17% drop in the forecasted number of overweight 2-11 year old girls and a 4% drop in obese girls of the same age. For boys, the forecasted drops are 5% and 7%, respectively. (Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - November 3, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: organizations

Population-Based Study of Risk and Predictors of Stroke in the First Few Hours After a TIA: Chandratheva A, Mehta Z, Geraghty OC, et al. Neurology 2009;72:1941–7Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The Stroke Prevention Research Unit at Oxford University evaluated 1247 patients who presented with a transient ischemic attach (TIA) or stroke for the first time. These patients were then followed to determine the risk of recurrent stroke within 24 h. The time analyses were performed from two separate points: time of onset of TIA and time from which the patient first called for medical attention. Additionally, the investigators correlated the data with ABCD scores, a validated clinical risk prediction tool for assessment of TIAs. Thirty-five of the 1247 patients had recurrent strokes within 24 h. However, 488 patients had...
Source: The Journal of Emergency Medicine - November 1, 2009 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Elisa M. Dannemiller Tags: Abstracts Source Type: journals

Researchers win £5m Parkinson's fundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A TEAM of researchers at the University of Oxford is to receive £5 million to try find a cure for Parkinson's disease, it was announced yesterday. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

BMJ group awards: Recognising excellence in health careEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The annual BMJ Group Awards recognises individuals, organisations and initiatives that have demonstrated outstanding and measurable contributions to health care. The 2010 BMJ Group Awards being held on Wednesday, 10th March, 2010 at the Hilton, Park Lane, London, will present award categories that showcase the very best practices in medicine and health. These categories reflect the values of the Group by identifying pioneering individuals and organisations that have made a measurable impact on health care. Hosted by TV and radio comedian and bestselling author, Tony Hawks, the evening is set to be a very memorable and unm...
Source: Funding Opportunities list from the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine - October 29, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: funding

Genetic variation in PARL influences mitochondrial contentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Given their involvement in processes necessary for life, mitochondrial damage and subsequent dysfunction can lead to a wide range of human diseases. Previous studies of both animal models and humans have suggested that presenilins-associated rhomboid-like protein (PARL) is a key regulator of mitochondrial integrity and function, and plays a role in cellular apoptosis. As a surrogate measure of mitochondrial integrity, we previously measured mitochondrial content in a Caucasian population consisting of large extended pedigrees, with results highlighting a substantial genetic component to this trait. ...
Source: Human Genetics - October 27, 2009 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Human Genetics Source Type: journals

Background shifts affect explanatory style: how a pragmatic theory of explanation accounts for background effects in the generation of explanations.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Cognitive scientists are interested in explanation because it provides a window into the cognition that underlies one's understanding of the world. We argue that the study of explanation has tended to focus on what makes an explanation "bona fide" as opposed to the processes involved in how the explanation is generated. In the current study, we asked participants to respond to the request for an explanation within a novel domain after we manipulated their initial exposure to the domain, and thus the background of the request. In two experiments, we found evidence that the background shaped participants' interpretations...
Source: Cognitive Processing - October 27, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Chin-Parker S, Bradner A Tags: Cogn Process Source Type: journals

The long lifespan and low turnover of human islet beta cells estimated by mathematical modelling of lipofuscin accumulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions/interpretation Human beta cells, unlike those of young rodents, are long-lived. LB proportions in type 2 diabetes and obesity suggest that little adaptive change occurs in the adult human beta cell population, which is largely established by age 20 years. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00125-009-1562-xAuthors M. Cnop, Université Libre de Bruxelles Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Division of Endocrinology Brussels BelgiumS. J. Hughes, Churchill Hospital DRWF Islet Isolation Facility, Nuffield Department of Surgery Oxford UKM. Igoillo-Esteve, Universit�...
Source: Diabetologia - October 23, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetologia Source Type: journals

Harmony morality: The Heart of Morality (4a of 9 parts)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Whom do people typically admire for their moral behavior? Those driven by Bunker morality, like Osama bin Laden or Hitler? Although perverted people (e.g., Charles Manson) are sometimes admired, this is atypical (or a naïve adolescent fantasy). Most people don't want to put on the sweater of a murderer (Rozin, Markwith & McCauley, 1994). No way.Rather, people typically admire those who are courageous and humanitarian, who treat others with deep respect, and who act beyond their own interests to help others, like Jonas Salk, who invented the polio vaccine and gave it away, or Norman Borlaug, who brought about the green...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 23, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Tags: Evolutionary Psychology Morality Personality Relationships Social Life adolescent fantasy altruism charles manson compassion florence nightingale green revolution helpfulness Hurricane Katrina jonas salk looters love mammal Source Type: consumer

Exon Skipping Drug Prevents Muscle Wasting and Maintains Muscle Function in Severely Affected, Dystrophin Deficient Mice. Press release & Articlewww.parentprojectmd.orgEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Exon Skipping Drug Prevents Muscle Wasting and Maintains Muscle Function in Severely Affected, Dystrophin Deficient Mice. Press Release: An exon skipping PPMO has demonstrated dramatic effects in the prevention and treatment of severely affected, dystrophin and utrophin-deficient mice, preventing severe deterioration of the treated animals and extending their lifespan. These findings were published online today in the journal Molecular Therapy and support the promise of this therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). These results were published by researchers at University of Oxford...
Source: Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy - October 22, 2009 Category: Neurology Authors: (author unknown) Source Type: organizations

PLoS ONE Adds 3D Molecular Animation Technology to ArticlesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Open access publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS) has introduced 3D molecular animation technology in its flagship journal, PLoS ONE. Starting with a kernel of 5 articles in structural biology, this represents a new collection within PLoS ONE: “Structural Biology and Human Health: Medically Relevant Proteins from the SGC” (Structural Genomics Consortium). The SGC is an international public-private partnership that determines three dimensional structures of medically important proteins from both humans and human parasites and places this information into the public domain, free from restrictions ...
Source: What's New on JEFFLINE - October 22, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Ann Koopman Tags: All News Researchers Source Type: organizations

Genetic association analysis of LARS2 with type 2 diabetesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions/interpretation In this study, the largest study examining the role of sequence variants in LARS2 in type 2 diabetes susceptibility, we found no evidence to support previous data indicating a role in type 2 diabetes susceptibility. Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ArticleDOI 10.1007/s00125-009-1557-7Authors E. Reiling, Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) Department of Molecular Cell Biology P.O. Box 9600 2300RC Leiden the NetherlandsB. Jafar-Mohammadi, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital Oxford Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Oxford UKE. van ’t Riet, VU Unive...
Source: Diabetologia - October 22, 2009 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetologia Source Type: journals

Inside the Life of A 'Father of Neurology': RAYMOND ADAMS, A LIFE OF MIND AND MUSCLE. BY ROBERT LAURENO, MD. 261 PAGES. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS 2009.Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Page: 13DOI: 10.1097/01.NT.0000363230.74457.b6Authors: ASBURY, ARTHUR K. MD (Source: Neurology Today)
Source: Neurology Today - October 20, 2009 Category: Neurology Tags: HTML PDF (373 K) Source Type: journals

Trial promises new IVF developmentEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The first babies have been born to a pioneering IVF technique that boosts a woman's chances of getting pregnant by screening her embryos for genetic defects.The newborns were conceived in a clinical trial during which 80% of women taking part gave birth after one cycle of IVF treatment, an Oxford-based team of doctors will announce this week.The procedure is suitable only for women considered unlikely to get pregnant with standard fertility treatment because of their age, or those who have a history of failed IVF.The most striking result from the trial suggests that selecting embryos with the new technique improves the cha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 18, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Tags: Fertility problems Pregnancy Women Life and style Medical research Genetics Science UK news United States World news The Guardian Source Type: news

Scientists Give Flies False MemoriesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By directly manipulating the activity of individual neurons, scientists have given flies memories of a bad experience they never really had, according to a report in the October 16th issue of the journal Cell, a Cell Press publication. "Flies have the ability to learn, but the circuits that instruct memory formation were unknown," said Gero MiesenbÃ¶ck of the University of Oxford. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 17, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news

Virtual paramedic training honoured by JISC Times Higher Education AwardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A project which trains paramedic students online through real-life scenarios has won JISC's outstanding ICT initiative award at the Times Higher Awards, owing to its potential implications for other universities. Dr Malcolm Read OBE, JISC's executive secretary, said: "We are very proud to sponsor these awards for the third year running to help showcase the innovative use of digital technology that is keeping the UK at the forefront of the world's knowledge economy. Emily Conradi, project manager at St George's University London and award winner said: The online environment evolved from issues that St George's tutors were...
Source: MEDEV News - October 15, 2009 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

The evolution of two homologues of the core protein VP6 of epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), which correspond to the geographical origin of the virusEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract Epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus is a 10-segmented, double-stranded RNA virus. When these ten segments of dsRNA are run on 1% agarose, eastern (Australia, Japan) and western (North America, Africa, Middle-East) strains of the virus can be separated phenotypically based on the migration of genome segments 7–9. In western strains, segments 7–9 are roughly the same size and co-migrate as a single RNA band. In eastern strains, segment 9 is smaller, so while segments 7 and 8 co-migrate, the segment 9 RNA runs faster than its western homologue. Translation experiments demonstrated that these two...
Source: Virus Genes - October 15, 2009 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: Virus Genes Source Type: journals

Computerised electronic foetal heart rate monitoring in labour: automated contraction identificationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We describe here a novel technique for automated detection of uterus contractions. In addition, we present a comparison of the new method with four other computerised approaches. During training, OxSys achieved sensitivity above 95% and positive predictive value (PPV) of up to 90% for traces of good quality. During testing, OxSys achieved sensitivity = 87% and PPV = 75%. For comparison, a second clinical expert obtained sensitivity = 93% and PPV = 80%, and all other computerised approaches achieved lower values. It was concluded that the proposed method can be employed with confi...
Source: Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing - October 14, 2009 Category: Biomedical Engineering Tags: Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing Source Type: journals

Juggling for your brainEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study indicates that learning a complex skill can result in changes in brain structure. This research will be of interest to the research community, but at the moment the practical implications of these findings are unclear. One of the authors suggests that this sort of knowledge could eventually help in developing new treatments for neurological diseases, but acknowledges that such clinical applications are a long way off. Where did the story come from? The research was carried out by Jan Scholz and colleagues from the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain and the University of Oxfor...
Source: NHS News Feed - October 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology Source Type: news

How juggling can increase our brain powerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Oxford University scientists find that a complex skill such as juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Juggling increases brain powerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Complex tasks such as juggling produce significant changes to the structure of the brain, according to scientists at Oxford University. (Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust)
Source: Multiple Sclerosis Trust - October 11, 2009 Category: Neurology Source Type: organizations

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Source: Clinical Cases and Images - October 10, 2009 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Tweets About Social Media Source Type: info

Juggling increases brain powerEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Scientists at Oxford University have seen for the first time that a complex skill like juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news

Facial expression in male and female schizophrenia patientsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study investigated gender differences in facial expression as a reaction to various emotional stimuli in two groups of schizophrenia patients. The first group consisted of hospitalized patients (22 men and 13 women) who were tested at three points in time. The second group consisted of outpatients (21 men, 8 women) who were tested at two points in time. In addition, the facial behaviour of two control groups was investigated (17 men and 12 women; 18 men and 14 women, respectively). Facial activity was videotaped, whilst participants watched emotion-eliciting video clips and participated in an emotion-inducing int...
Source: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience - October 9, 2009 Category: Neuroscience Tags: European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience Source Type: journals

Bunker Morality and Gorilla Tactics (3a of 9 parts)Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
There are two parts to Stephen Colbert's morality. First, he has a reactive stress system. He sees threats around every corner, showing that his primitive survival systems are constantly activated. This is "bunker morality" that represents the most primitive moral sense that humans display (sorry, Stephen!).When ancient emotion systems take charge, your moral choices narrow. You prefer to attack instead of introspect. You become a gorilla-yes, one of our cousins, but not representative of our best selves. Bunker morality focuses on territoriality, struggles for power, deception, and maintenance of past routines and precede...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 9, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Darcia Narvaez, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Evolutionary Psychology Morality Neuroscience Personality Social Life blood flow body energy cousins dominance emotions frenzy gorilla tactics group identity helping others hormones human morality instincts ma Source Type: consumer

Low-dose tryptophan depletion in recovered depressed women induces impairments in autobiographical memory specificityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this study, 24 previously depressed women underwent low-dose ATD or sham depletion and completed tests of initial and delayed memory, recollection- and familiarity-based recognition, and AMS. Results ATD did not differentially affect state mood. Compared with sham depletion, ATD impaired immediate recall on the Auditory Verbal Learning Test. Although ATD did not differentially impair recollection- and familiarity-based recognition, it did slow recognition of positive words. ATD also reduced autobiographical memory specificity in response to negative cue words. Discussion The result...
Source: Psychopharmacology - October 8, 2009 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Psychopharmacology Source Type: journals

MDC scientists show how hematopoietic stem cell development is regulatedEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
(Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) During cell division, whether hematopoietic stem cells will develop into new stem cells or differentiate into other blood cells depends on a chemical process called DNA methylation. This has been demonstrated researchers from the Max Delbrueck Center, Germany, in cooperation with researchers from Lund University, Sweden and the University of Oxford, England. Furthermore, the researchers showed that DNA methylation also plays a crucial role for cancer stem cells. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 6, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Personal Intrigue!Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Two of the greatest enemies of growth and change are arrogance and ignorance. These two extremes waste more energy than any other defensive maneuver. In fact, if we avoided both of them, growth would happen almost spontaneously and naturally. Zen Buddhists have a great proverb that illustrates this: "Face reality and effortless change will take place." Arrogance occurs when we export (project) the responsibility for our failures and mistakes. The words that reflect this process is going on are: projection, blaming, excusing, absolving, exploring, rationalizing, mitigating, and contextualizing. The more subtle the words and...
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - October 5, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Wicks Tags: Depression Happiness Personality Resilience Self-Help Spirituality Therapy alternative therapists arrogance central truth condemnation debasement detectives emotions encouragement enemies extremes face reality hypercrit Source Type: consumer

Science Weekly: Extrasolar planetsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Chris Lintott, an astrophysicist from the University of Oxford and co-presenter of the BBC's The Sky at Night, joins us in the pod to tell us about extrasolar planets, galaxy formation and the LCROSS moon impact. We dial up dark matter expert Prof Ofer Lahav from University College London. We also pay a visit to the very centre of space and time (on Earth at least), The Royal Observatory Greenwich. Take a visual tour around the historic site. In the newsjam, we look at the discovery of fossil Ardi, the oldest skeleton of a human ancestor ever discovered, brain-boosting drugs, increasing life expectancy, as well as the Ig N...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 4, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Nell Boase, Andy Duckworth, Ian Sample Tags: Science Space exploration Space technology Astronomy The moon Fossils Evolution guardian.co.uk Blogposts Source Type: news

‘Taxonomy, Natural History and the Digital World’Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Dr Malcolm Scoble is an entomologist with research interests in the taxonomy of the Lepidoptera and in Web-based taxonomy. In the last decade he and his colleagues have specialised in the taxonomy of Geometridae, the moths with ‘looper’ caterpillars, and in using this family as a model group to assess patterns of species description and regional richness. Another area of interest is in developing new approaches to improve access to information in natural history collections. He has held appointments at the Transvaal Museum (Pretoria, South Africa), Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and the Natural History Mu...
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - October 4, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: events

‘Taxonomy, Systematics and Conservation Biology’Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Robert McCredie May, Lord May of Oxford, OM AC Kt FRS, holds a Professorship jointly at Oxford University and Imperial College, London and is a Fellow of Merton College, Oxford. He was until recently President of The Royal Society (2000-2005), and before that Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government and Head of the UK Office of Science and Technology (1995-2000). His career includes a Personal Chair in Physics at Sydney University aged 33, Class of 1877 Professor of Zoology and Chairman of the Research Board at Princeton, and in 1988 a move to Britain as Royal Society Research Professor. Particular interests include ...
Source: Nature Network London - Upcoming Events - October 4, 2009 Category: Science Source Type: events

An Odyssey with Animals: A Veterinarian’s Reflections on the Animal Rights & Welfare DebateEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
By Adrian R. Morrison, DVM, PhD; Oxford University Press, New York; May 2009; ISBN: 978-0-19-537444-5; Price: $29.95 (Source: Sleep)
Source: Sleep - October 1, 2009 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: journals