Dr. Maude Abbott - a Leader in Pathology…
December 25, 2011 by Matthew Farfan
Dr. Maude Abbott (1869-1940), Pioneer Woman Doctor Born Maude Babin in St. Andrews East in 1869, Maude Abbott was orphaned as a young child by the death of her mother. The first cousin (once removed) of that...
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Why Women should be Nurses and not Doct…
December 16, 2011 by Professor Anne Crowther, Centre for the History of Medicine, Glasgow University
The story of women's role in medicine in 19th-century Britain has been dominated by two iconic figures Sophia Jex-Blake (1840 - 1912) and Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910) They died within a couple of years of one...
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Benefits of Early Intervention in Addres…
August 22, 2012 by New York University
Preemptive cognitive training can help the brain function Preemptive cognitive training—an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies—can help the brain function normally later in life, a team of researchers has found through a series of experiments on laboratory...
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First Estrogen Receptor-α Mutation Ident…
July 11, 2013 by Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University
A receptor mutation that essentially blocks estrogen’s action has been identified for the first time in a female, researchers report. The 18-year-old wasn’t experiencing breast development or menstruation, classic symptoms of too little estrogen, the usual cause...
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New Otago study focuses on health aspect…
September 28, 2011 by Dr Kirsten Lovelock & Dr David McBride
University of Otago researchers have received a Health Research Council of New Zealand and Ministry of Health partnership research grant to conduct an epidemiological study of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua The project will...
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Beatrice Moses Hinkle
November 1, 2011 by Webster University
Beatrice Moses Hinkle was born in San Francisco on October 10, 1874. She enjoyed the benefits of being privately educated, and soon developed a great sensibility for the arts and literature. Beatrice was an extraordinary thinker, a skill...
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