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Research progress on biomarkers of traumatic brain injury

open access: yesAnimal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
Traumatic brain injury: From primary insult to secondary neuroinflammation and degeneration. Abstract Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common disorder of the nervous system and has become a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on patients and their social circles. Its main symptoms include dyskinesia, language
Xuting Shen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Attitudes towards physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia in Spanish university students

open access: yesRevista Bioética
Attitudes toward physician-assisted death among medical students differ between populations. The aim of this study was to explore attitudes towards euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide among Spanish university students.
María Sol Rodríguez-Calvo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suicide assisted by right-to-die associations: a population based cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Background: In Switzerland, assisted suicide is legal but there is concern that vulnerable or disadvantaged groups are more likely to die in this way than other people. We examined socio-economic factors associated with assisted suicide.
Egger, Matthias   +5 more
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Heterogenous Model of Temozolomide Resistance in Glioblastoma Reveals Phenotypic Shifts in Drug Response and Migratory Potential

open access: yesAdvanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Glioblastoma mortality is driven by cell invasion and therapeutic resistance. We report a cancer engineering approach to evaluate the behavior of heterogeneous cohorts of temozolomide resistant and responsive GBM cells. We show the effect of physiologically‐relevant metronomic dosing on ensemble drug response and invasion.
Victoria A. Kriuchkovskaia   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Physician-Assisted Suicide: The Legal and Practical Contours [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
This paper considers current medical and legal perspectives on patients\u27 right to assistance in dying. In highlighting the competing policy objectives that must be resolved, it examines failed legislative initiatives in Washington and California.
Dangelantonio, Anthony J.
core   +1 more source

Dr. Hans Kohn and the political takeover of the Berlin Medical Society by the National Socialist regime in 1933

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of decisional capacity. A systematic review and analysis of instruments regarding their applicability to requests for assisted suicide

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry
Background Decisional capacity is an important requirement for assisted suicide, which has been legalized in an increasing number of countries. While several instruments have been developed over the past few decades to assess the capacity to consent to ...
Leonie Kupsch   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Voluntary active euthanasia: Is there a place for it in modern day medicine?

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2008
This article discusses various ethical and legal concepts regarding euthanasia and includes concepts like physician assisted suicide, assisted suicide, voluntary active euthanasia, killing vs. letting die, indirect euthanasia and terminal sedation.
Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia: Arguing for a Distinction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In this essay, I will try to analyze the problems of assisted suicide and euthanasia by using the Joel Feinberg’s analysis of the so-called ‘right to life’ and the Wesley Hohfeld’s legal terminology.
Del Bò, Corrado
core   +1 more source

Performance of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events Calculator in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis &Rheumatology, EarlyView.
Objective Evaluate performance of the Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) calculator in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods Patients with RA were matched up to 10 controls on age, sex, and enrollment year using National Veterans Health Administration, Medicare, and National Death Index data (2006–2020).
Tate M. Johnson   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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