Van Gogh in Britain
By Prof. Francesco Carelli – University of Milan Van Gogh and Britain is the first exhibition of the artist’s work at Tate in over 70 years, when a blockbuster show in 1947 attracted record-breaking crowds. Dubbed by the press as ‘the miracle on Millbank’, Tate’s Van…
Sex hormone levels in older men are linked to lower biological age
Older men tend to have lower biological age if they have higher levels of sex hormones, particularly the estradiol form of estrogen, a large new study from Australia finds. The study results will be presented on Sunday at ENDO 2019, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting…
The biggest Modigliani exhibition at Tate Modern
Francesco Carelli – University Milano Tate Modern stages the most comprehensive Modigliani exhibition ever held in the UK, bringing together a dazzling range of his iconic portraits, sculptures and the largest ever group of nudes to be shown in UK.
The discovery of the endocannabinoid system: Centuries in the making
Recently, cannabis has experienced a resurgence of interest. Two countries—Uruguay and Canada—have legalized it. In the United States, 33 states and the District of Columbia now allow at least its medical use. In the field of epilepsy, there have been more than 150 years of…
Moorfields Eye Hospital, AI & paradigm shifts
By Ian Ellul – The application of AI in medicine has always intrigued clinicians, so much so that Elsevier started publishing the journal Artificial Intelligence in Medicine way back in 1989.
Management of localised renal cell cancer
by Pierre Vassallo – Renal cell cancer (RCC) is common, and its incidence is increasing due to increasing exposure to risk factors which include tobacco use, hypertension and obesity.
An island, Brexit & a most perfect storm
by Dr Ian Ellul – On 29 March 2017, the European Council received the notification by the UK of its intention to withdraw from the EU.