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10 Jan 2017

Self-Management in Epilepsy Care: Background, Barriers, and Solutions

Self-management programmes for epilepsy have been developed and studied for several decades but have proven difficult to implement and sustain…
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10 Jan 2017

The Prevalence of Item Construction Flaws in Medical School Examinations and Innovative Recommendations for Improvement

The purpose of this study was to calculate the prevalence and nature of item construction flaws within one large medical school and to identify several…
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10 Jan 2017

Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy Combined with Optical Clearing Methods as a Novel Imaging Tool in Biomedical Research

In the past decade, imaging has advanced to become a crucial tool in fundamental and biomedical research and it has become increasingly important…
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10 Jan 2017

Virtual Reality Assisted Anaesthesia During Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Report of 115 Cases

Objective: The utility of virtual reality (VR) pain management to reduce visceral or autonomic responses is presented in 115 cases…
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10 Jan 2017

Microbiome: The Missing Link in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

The relationship between intestinal microbiota and the brain has been the focus of attention of the scientific world in recent years; >90% of the…
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10 Jan 2017

What do we mean by Innovation in Healthcare?

To better understand what may be considered ‘innovative’ in healthcare, we suggest criteria for innovation and identify potential challenges to newly introduced innovations in the field.
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10 Jan 2017

The Future of Mobile Health Applications and Devices in Cardiovascular Health

Mobile health (mHealth) is the utilisation of mobile technologies in healthcare and has particular relevance in improving lifestyle behaviours…
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8 Nov 2016

National Health Service’s 100,000 Genomes Project will Expand the Horizons of Genetic Research

As innovation catalyses the potential for personalised medical diagnosis and treatment the English National Health Service (NHS) moves to embrace these…