17 February 2017

Third OSCE test centre for the NMC

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) announced in February a third UK OSCE centre for the test of competence for...

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16 February 2017

Benefits and risks of eating the placenta after childbirth

Placentophagy – maternal consumption of the placenta – has become increasingly prevalent in the past decade among women seeking to...

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15 February 2017

Examining women’s bones during menopause help understand risk of fractures

"Bone fragility is considered a silent disease," says Karl Jepsen, associate chair of research and professor of orthopaedic surgery at Michigan...

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14 February 2017

Scientists create cell ‘maps’ bringing breast cancer research forwards by decades

Scientists have created a ‘map’ linking the shape of breast cancer cells to genes turned on and off, and matched...

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13 February 2017

Protein in womb plays role in future of bone health

Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have shown that limiting a specific maternal protein in pregnant mice...

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10 February 2017

Brain scans at birth predict early signs of anxiety and depression

Early predictors of anxiety and depression may be evident in the brain even at birth, suggests a study published in...

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9 February 2017

Maternal blood pressure before conception predicts gender of baby

A recently published study from China finds that a mother's blood pressure before conception may influence the gender of her...

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7 February 2017

Anxiety effects quality of life for postmenopausal women

Whether anxiety increases common menopause symptoms such as hot flashes and sleep disruption or whether these symptoms cause increased anxiety...

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