A new high: fentanyl RCSIsmj staff writer Julia Hunter
In the United States, synthetic opioid deaths increased 79% from 2013 to 2014 and the number of drug products seized which tested positive for fentanyl increased by 426% during the same period.(1) Recent years have seen fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, contribute significantly to rising mortality rates due to opioid overdose and fentanyl-contaminated heroin use.(2) Due […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Monday, March 27th
Join RCSIsmj in welcoming Dr. Fionnuala Breathnach (Obstetrics & Gynaecology) who will be discussing her paper “Definition of intertwin birth weight discordance“. The presentation will take March 27th, 7pm in TR 2/3 RCSI, SSG. This will be the final Journal Club of the academic year. As always, pizza and refreshments to follow. Please click here to […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Tuesday, March 7th
Join RCSIsmj in welcoming Professor Samuel McConkey, Head of the International Health & Tropical Medicine department at RCSI, who will be discussing his paper on “A Phase Ia Study to Assess the Safety and Immunogenicity of New Malaria Vaccine Candidates ChAd63 CS Administered Alone and with MVA CS“ The presentation will take place Tuesday March 7th, […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Tuesday, February 28th
Join RCSIsmj in welcoming Professor Arnold Hill, Professor and Chair of Surgery and Head of the Medical School at RCSI, who will be discussing two of his research papers. Research papers to be discussed: 1. Adaptation to AI Therapy in Breast Cancer Can Induce Dynamic Alterations in ER Activity Resulting in Estrogen-Independent Metastatic Tumors. 2. […]
Lullabies and Cuddles for NICU Preemies RCSIsmj staff writer Samar Atteih
Premature infants often spend large amounts of time in hospital NICUs, requiring a number of painful procedures. It’s well documented that premature infants are capable of experiencing even higher levels of pain than full term neonates do, due to immature nervous systems. However, doctors are often hesitant to prescribe analgesia due to relative lack of […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Monday, February 13th
Join RCSIsmj in welcoming Professor Gerard Curley, who will be discussing his recent paper, “Cryopreserved, Xeno-Free Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reduce Lung Injury Severity and Bacterial Burden in Rodent Escherichia coli–Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome“. The presentation will take place Monday, February 13th at 7pm, in tutorial room 2/3 RCSI SSG. As always, […]
ANNOUNCEMENT: The RCSIsmj Ethics Challenge is reopening to all RCSI students!
The faculty judges were unable to select a suitable prizewinner from previously submitted articles, and have requested further submissions. The winner of the competition will have their article published in the 10th Edition of the RCSIsmj, and will receive a €250 cheque in a ceremony at the launch of the RCSIsmj in April. Questions to […]
Running Ahead of the Clock: Neurological Benefits of Endurance Running RCSIsmj staff writer Alexandra Mitcham
As we roll into 2017, many of us are resolving to lace up our runners in the hopes of making exercise a regular part of the daily grind. While many of the health benefits of running are well known, research recently published from the University of Arizona may have uncovered benefits of running outside of […]
RCSIsmj Journal Club- Monday, January 23rd
Join RCSIsmj together with RCSI Neuroscience Society in welcoming Professor David Henshall, who will be discussing his paper on “Transient P2X7 Receptor Antagonism Produces Lasting Reductions in Spontaneous Seizures and Gloss in Experimental Temporal Lobe Epilepsy”. The presentation will take place Monday, January 23rd at 7pm, in tutorial room 2/3 RCSI SSG. Click here to […]
Frogs, Chinese Emperors and Cryonics: The False Science of Immortality RCSIsmj senior staff writer Daniel O’Reilly
On November 18th this year, a girl in the UK who was dying of terminal cancer won a court case allowing her to have her body cryogenically frozen, in the hope that she could be revived in the future when a cure for her cancer (and presumably death) will have been discovered1. Cryonics, or the […]
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