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Smokers disillusioned and over-optimistic about quitting
Most smokers are disenchanted with smoking and would not smoke if they had their time again, according to a letter in this week's BMJ. It also shows that smokers' expectations of how soon they will quit greatly exceed rates of quitting observed in recent history.   view more (2002-03-06)

Doctors investigating 'one stop shop' radiotherapy at time of surgery
A new radiotherapy technique that can be carried out at the time of surgery and avoids long drawn out sessions of treatment may prove better at preventing the cancer returning in the breast and also bring breast conservation surgery within the reach of women in developing countries. But, although... view more (2002-03-19)

Double identities lie behind chromosome disorders
Chromosome disorders in sex cells cause infertility, miscarriage and irregular numbers of chromosomes (aneuploidy) in neonates. A new study from Karolinska Institutet published in the scientific journal Nature Genetics shows how chromosome disorders can arise when sex cells are formed.   view more (2007-07-09)

Searching out the small - and his massive mate
The male half of one of the strangest marine couples has been seen alive for the first time. The blanket octopus shows the greatest size difference between sexes of any large animal, with the male 100 times smaller and 40,000 times lighter than the female. University of Leeds researcher, Dr Tom... view more (2003-01-31)

Color sudoku puzzle demonstrates new vision for computing
Researchers at the University of Warwick's Department of Computer Science have developed a colour based Sudoku Puzzle that will help Sudoku players solve traditional Sudoku puzzles but also helps demonstrate the potential benefits of a radical new vision for computing.   view more (2007-12-18)

UAB Scientists break the hard drive miniaturisation limit
Magnetic memory-based information storage systems are getting smaller and smaller, while their capacities are getting larger. However, there is a limit to how small they can get. If the tiny magnets used to store information are smaller than around five nanometres (millionths of a millimetre),... view more (2003-07-10)

Scientists discover new genetic subtypes of common blood cancer
Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and collaborators have identified four distinct genetic subtypes of multiple myeloma, a deadly blood cancer, that have different prognoses and might be treated most effectively with drugs specifically targeted to those subtypes.   view more (2006-04-11)

Targets for preventing heart disease put huge strain on UK general practice
Primary care teams in England face a huge and unrealistic increase in workload in order to meet the goals of the national service framework for coronary heart disease, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers at Nottingham University used computerised records from 18 general practices to... view more (2001-08-01)

Catch MRSA infections while they`re young
Laboratory studies showing how communities of MRSA bacteria build up on catheters could lead to improved treatments for hospital acquired infections, according to a paper presented today (Tuesday 17 September 2002) at the Society for General Microbiology autumn meeting at Loughborough University.... view more (2002-08-28)

New Data Reinforces Greater Efficacy of Ezetimibe Together with Statin Therapy
Studies Demonstrate Greater Cholesterol Lowering Effect of Dual Inhibition of Two Sources of Cholesterol SEVILLE, SPAIN, 19 APRIL, 2004 -- Merck & Co., Inc. and Schering-Plough Corporation today announced results from studies presented at the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) conference... view more (2004-04-21)

Microbiology Today magazine May 2003
The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) is rising rapidly. This issue of Microbiology Today focuses on various aspects of the problem. The second National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal 2000), funded by the Medical Research Council, is the most recent data on sexual... view more (2003-05-07)

Postcode prescribing is alive and well in Scotland
Drug availability in Scotland continues to depend on local health board decisions, despite one of the intentions of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) being to ensure that NHS patients have equitable access, argue doctors from Lothian in this week's BMJ. For example, Imatinib... view more (2002-07-10)

Do we need alcohol prevention programs for 'tweens?'
The article examined a large study of six grade students across a metropolitan area, to see which factors distinguished young alcohol users from nonusers, including even their stated intentions regarding future alcohol use.   view more (2008-04-03)

First Direct Observations of Spinons and Holons
Working at the Advanced Light Source (ALS) of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, a team of researchers has observed the theoretical prediction of electron "spin-charge separation" in a one-dimensional solid.   view more (2006-07-17)

MSU research sheds new light on dangers of high cholesterol
Research by a Michigan State University cardiologist published in the September edition of Clinical Cardiology has shed new light on the role that cholesterol plays in causing heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular events in humans.   view more (2005-08-30)

Friendly young people in particular drink under pressure
Men, extrovert people and those with positive expectations regarding alcohol use drink more than others, says Dutch psychologist Sander Bot. The amount a young person drinks is largely determined by how much others in the group drink.   view more (2007-07-13)

Resurgent Rickets - Call For Vitamin D Supplementation For Pregnant Women And Children (p 1389)
UK authors of a seminar article in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how rickets-often considered a disease of the past-is still a global public-health problem today. The authors propose the use of Vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women and among children up to the age of puberty to... view more (2003-10-22)

Full-day vs. half-day kindergarten
In an important new longitudinal study forthcoming in the Feb. 2006 issue of the American Journal of Education, researchers draw on a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 kindergarteners and 500 U.S. public schools to explore the role of full-day vs. half-day kindergarten in early... view more (2006-01-16)

Exhibition celebrates a lifetime of design
When `Sir Terry Farrell: Designs for Life` opens in the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle University next weekend (28 September), it will be a public celebration of a 40-year career as remarkable as the high-profile building schemes and masterplans for which he is renowned, while at the same time it will... view more (2002-09-25)

Could mice hold the secret to longer life?
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen, the Aberdeen-based Rowett Research Institute and the Medical Research Council (MRC) in Cambridge have made a major breakthrough in understanding how metabolism affects lifespan. In a seven-year study of mice they found that those with the highest... view more (2004-05-28)

What makes a good doctor?
A good doctor should be compassionate, understanding, honest and empathetic reveals a poll carried out in this week's BMJ. Over 100 people from 24 countries responded to two questions posted on the BMJ website (bmj.com): 'what makes a good doctor?' and 'how can we make one?' In response to the... view more (2002-09-25)

New unifying theory of lasers advanced by physicists
Researchers at Yale and the Institute of Quantum Electronics at ETH Zurich have formulated a theory that, allows scientists to better understand and predict the properties of both conventional and non-conventional lasers, according to a recent article in Science.   view more (2008-05-28)

New nanotechnology centre for Nottingham
Nottingham will be at the forefront of the nanotechnology revolution thanks to a £3.5 million grant to set up a new state-of-the-art research centre in the city, it was announced today.   view more (2005-03-30)

Laser Instead Of A Diamond Saw
St. Petersburg physicists have developed a plant that allows to cut sapphire crystals into almost ideally smooth plates being fractions of millimeter thick. The approach suggested by the researchers fundamentally differs from the traditional one. They suggest that sapphire should not be sawn by a... view more (2004-10-22)

Northern Rock crisis underlines need for greater disclosure to plug 'information gap'
Policy makers need to seriously consider the case for the reinstatement of bank-specific disclosure requirements within the accounting regulations in the wake of the Northern Rock crisis, according to experts at Nottingham University Business School.   view more (2007-09-24)
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