Medical Research

Ageing as a therapeutic target

June 13, 2017April 5, 2020 Jayna Patel 1 Comment Ageing, aging, anti-ageing, antioxidants, diet, Drug trial, drugs, free radicals, Genes, Genetics, lifespan, Medical Research, research, resveratrol

Ageing is one of the biggest causes of human suffering. It results in a functional decline in almost every organ

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Your weekly BMJ digest – 22/4/17

April 27, 2017April 5, 2020 Himmi Kariyawasam 0 Comments Active, Appendicitis, BMJ, British Medical Journal, Community health, demographics, doctors, Exercise, future medicine, Government spending, Health plan, Health reform, Jeremy Hunt, medical data, Medical policy, Medical Research, medicine, News, NHS, NHS future, public health, research, Summary

It’s that time of the week again, folks. I know, I know, you’re all clamouring for the latest from the

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MPTP a neurotoxin research model of Parkinson’s Disease

April 15, 2017April 5, 2020 Theodora Hill 2 Comments Disease Model, Dopamine, Drug trial, drugs, Medical Research, MPPP, MPTP, neuro, Neuroscience, Parkinson's, Parkinson's Disease, PD, research, Research model

The toxin 1-methyl-4-phyenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), causes irreversible Parkinson’s disease symptoms (Parkinsonism) through the destruction of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra

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Pigs: A medical researcher’s best friend.

March 31, 2017April 5, 2020 Nicholas Farr 0 Comments Ethics, heart, Medical Research, pigs, research, Transplant, valve

“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” –