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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded on October 7th to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNAs (miRNAs). This ground-breaking finding transformed our understanding of how gene activity is controlled. I am the author of a new book on the topic: ‘Fine-Tuning Life: A guide to microRNAs, your […]
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Cambridge University Press is publishing a textbook I have co-edited with five colleagues, Shaken Baby Syndrome, Investigating the Abusive Head Trauma Controversy, by Findley et al. With contributions by 32 authors, this book provides a thorough analysis of an interdisciplinary subject lying at the intersection of medicine, science, and law, and covering topics in pediatrics, […]
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“Do epileptologists just make things up?” remarked one of my trainees after seeing me read an EEG, obviously completely exasperated looking at a screen full of squiggly lines! EEGs are indeed daunting to look at, but easy to read once you understand the “the method to my madness”. At least, that’s what I would like […]
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I am a retired neurologist with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. For nearly 25 years I practiced and taught general neurology. Many of my patients had dementia including Alzheimer’s disease, but it never occurred to me until a few years ago that I might get it too. In A Tattoo On My Brain: A Neurologist’s Personal Battle […]
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Everyone has a personality. This term describes individual differences in behavior, emotion, and thought that make each person unique. Yet however different they are, most people find a niche in the world that suits their traits. Not everyone succeeds. Community studies suggest that about one in ten have a diagnosable personality disorder (PD). That term […]
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