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Health and wealth in the Renaissance
Stephen Mortlock looks back over health and wellbeing in the period of transition from the Middle Ages to modernity.
Journal-based learning
Please select your choice of correct answers and complete the exercises online at: www.ibms.org/cpd/jbl
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"Cancer cells hibernate in lungs"
Healthy lung cells support the survival of breast cancer cells, allowing them to hibernate in the lung before forming secondary tumours.
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"Childhood vaccines enhance cancer treatment"
Scientists claim new research shows that pre-immunisation, acquired through common childhood vaccines, can be used to enhance therapeutic cancer treatment.
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Blood test for Alzheimer's
A point-of-care blood test is being developed to swiftly reveal if a patient with memory issues has Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment.
Clinical Chemistry
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British Journal of Biomedical Science Synopsis
Deputy Editor Guy Orchard outlines the content in the latest issue, which includes a variety of subjects and a wide range of discipline-specific papers.
Omega-3 fats: major reviews, minor effects
Lee Hooper takes us behind the headlines to look at the findings of two systematic evidence reviews of the benefits of omega-3 fats.
The big question: "What could labs do to be more environmentally sound?”
This month we ask: 'What could labs do to be more environmentally sound?'
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The emerging pandemic
Sarah May, IBMS Deputy Chief Executive, says that in times of panic and hysteria, we need to look at the evidence and listen to the scientists.
