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Free iPhones for Leeds medical students »

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The University of Leeds has issued free iPhones to all its fourth and fifth year medical students to aid them in their studies. Under this pioneering scheme, over 500 medical students have been loaned the iPhone 3GS 16GB. At this stage of their degre...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Eleanor Bailey | Read more »

Edinburgh graduate wins Nobel Prize »

Robert Edwards

A University of Edinburgh graduate has been awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for key efforts in the develop ment of the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Professor Robert Edwards graduated from Edinburgh’s for...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 by Aleksandra Jurczak, Lily Panamsky | Read more »

The end of the experiment »

Robert Edwards

The Journal congratulates University of Edinburgh graduate Professor Robert Edwards on his winning of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Professor Edwards, who was honoured by the Nobel Foundation for his work in the development of in vitro fertilisatio...

Wed 13 Oct 2010 | Read more »

More students are using 'mind enhancing' medication »

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More students are using performance enabling drugs in an attempt to improve their academic achievements according to new research. Prescription drugs used by sufferers of Alzheimer’s and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) that can b...

Wed 14 Oct 2009 by Patrick Rooney | Read more »

Medical confidentiality: Open access »

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Few aspects of healthcare are more important than the relationship that develops between doctor and patient, and this relationship relies on trust. During treatment patients often need to reveal highly sensitive and personal information, and many find ...

Mon 09 Mar 2009 by John Black | Read more »

'Smart pill' to digitally medicate patients »

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On Sunday 16 November, Dutch electronics giant Philips announced its new intelligent technology "iPill" at the opening of the annual American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS). The "iPill", once swallowed, is designed to release the corr...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Sarah Clark | Read more »

The beacon of knowledge »

Right now, issues such as mobile phone masts, medical vaccines and the spread of infectious diseases are often cause for great deal of public concern. With so many researchers working in such a vast array of fields, the volume of information being publ...

Tue 20 Nov 2007 by Professor Mary Bownes | Read more »

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