Does make-up make you feel smarter?
Does wearing make-up affect academic performance? The new study investigates the “Lipstick Effect” among college students.
Standardised Assessment Evaluates Medical Students’ Competence at Prescribing Medications
A new study describes a standardised assessment that ensures that students who graduate from UK medical schools have achieved a minimum standard of knowledge and skill related to prescribing medications. Following the introduction of the Prescribing Safety Assessment, as described in a new article published…
Chemical Pathology in the Movies: ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’
Michelle Muscat – The 1992 medical drama ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’, directed by George Miller, is at the same time a tragic and uplifting movie which deals with one of the lesser known diseases, adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), which forms part of a subset of diseases of interest to the…
The role of NSAIDs in colorectal cancer prevention: a literature review
Abstract Inflammation has long been associated with cancer. COX enzymes play an integral role in inflammation. NSAIDs act on COX enzymes to reduce inflammation. The efficacy of NSAIDs was considered in cancer prevention and on survival thereafter. Aspirin was found to be the most superior…
Truly Restless & Daring Seminar
Rachel Gatt First Year Medical Student
German Measles – Why German ?
German measles is also known as rubella, which is derived from Latin, meaning ‘little red.’