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Foresight project looking at how future scientific advances may affect our understanding of addiction and drug use.
How to spot scrapie, what to do if you suspect it and measures to prevent its spread.
Advice for medical professionals to follow when assessing drivers with neurological disorders.
The characteristics, diagnosis, management, surveillance and epidemiology of CJD.
The government is today investing a total of £45 million in the UK's quantum sector - as part of its commitment to transforming into a quantum-enabled economy by 2033 – seizing this technology’s potential to overhaul healthcare, energy, transport and...
You must tell DVLA if you have a brain abscess, cyst or encephalitis - download the correct form to let them know
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There have been very rare reports of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) with pseudoephedrine.
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How to spot BSE, what to do if you suspect it, measures you must take to prevent it and when you must have cattle tested.
Artificial intelligence-enabled diagnosis could accelerate research by months and possibly years.
The MHRA has reviewed the latest evidence relating to the very rare risk of PRES and RCVS associated with medicines containing pseudoephedrine
Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty's annual reports and lectures on medicine and public health.
SaBTO report on the use of organs for transplantation from donors with primary brain tumours
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Chloe Smith, gave a speech at Creating a Scientific Superpower Conference today (28 June 2023).
By Sharon Gray, YJB Board Member, Education Consultant at Wholehearted Learning and former Head Teacher of special and mainstream schools.
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