The National Medal of Science The National Medal of Science is a Presidential Award that was established back in 1959, and is given to those who are considered to be “deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences.” Nominees for the award are…
Are you: Busy? A food lover? Always looking for some new, easy, & (somewhat) nutritious recipes? I always love finding new recipes to try out, & they score bonus points if they’re even vaguely healthy! Here are three tried & tested options that I thought I’d share with you this week: p p Whole Wheat…
Even if you don’t spend much time in the sun, your skin has likely still suffered damage over the years. Naturally this problem is exacerbated in people who do spend a significant amount of time in the sun, especially if they do not use sunscreen or take other precautions to protect their skin outdoors. Skin damage is…
It’s no longer just a cat’s eyes that glow in the dark! Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have created luminescent, genetically modified cats in an effort to learn more about AIDS. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) causes feline AIDS, a condition in cats that produces almost identical symptoms to those of AIDS in people infected with human…
Are you: Busy? A food lover? Always looking for some new, easy, & (somewhat) nutritious recipes? I always love finding new recipes to try out, & they score bonus points if they’re even vaguely healthy! Here are three tried & tested options that I thought I’d share with you this week: Breakfast Burrito Bites…
After more than three decades in the works, the FDA’s new regulations on sunscreens have finally been released. The new rules require that sunscreens are subjected to FDA tests to check that they protect against both UVA and UVB rays. Ultraviolet radiation is associated with development of 90% of non-melanoma skin cancers (which affect one in…
This year’s AMWA Annual Conference is almost upon us, so don’t forget to register if you’re fortunate enough to be able to make it this year. p p AMWA have published this presentation on Getting The Most From The Conference when you attend. It contains lots of handy tips to consider if you’ve never attended either this conference…
Inquill is currently hosting a Medical Writing Festival – you can check out the schedule and pricing for the seminars on their site. I don’t know anything about the company, so can’t give any first-hand information about it, or about the festival for that matter. But they do have some very prominent names giving seminars, so…
Are you: Busy? A food lover? Always looking for some new, easy, & (somewhat) nutritious recipes? I always love finding new recipes to try out, & they score bonus points if they’re even vaguely healthy! Here are three tried & tested options that I thought I’d share with you this week: Mango Oat…
“Ataxia” is derived from a Greek word meaning “lack of order”. Clinically, ataxia is a neurological symptom involving a lack of muscular coordination as a consequence of nervous system dysfunction. Although it can be a non-specific symptom associated with many infections, injuries or conditions, for example, ataxia also describes a group of specific degenerative disorders of…
