Regarding 'Speech-language pathology students' perceptions of simulation-based learning experiences in stuttering'.

As final year medical students, we have had first-hand experience of the significant addition that simulation-based learning can provide for healthcare education. After reading the 2021 paper 'Speech-language pathology students' perceptions of simulation-based learning experiences in stuttering' by Penman et al., we were shown once again the benefits of simulation-based learning.

Chest Wall Reconstruction Using 3-Dimensional Printing: Functional and Mechanical Results.

Background: Tumors involving the chest wall may require extensive resection and reconstruction. This study aims to evaluate functional, cosmetic results, and quality of life (QoL) in patients who had a reconstruction based on patient-specific 3-dimensional (3D) printing.

Methods: The patient-specific chest wall prosthesis was created for 10 patients.

Self-reported auditory problems are associated with adverse mental health outcomes and alcohol misuse in the UK Armed Forces.

Purpose: Auditory problems, such as hearing loss and tinnitus, have been associated with mental health problems and alcohol misuse in the UK general population and in the US Armed Forces; however, few studies have examined these associations within the UK Armed Forces. The present study examined the association between auditory problems and probable common mental disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol misuse.

Methods: 5474 serving and ex-service personnel from the UK Armed Forces were examined, selected from those who responded to phase two (data collection 2007-09) and phase three (2014-16) of a military cohort study.

Characterisation of the actions of group I metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype selective ligands on excitatory amino acid release and sodium-dependent re-uptake in rat cerebrocortical minislices.

In this study we have tested the effects of a wide range of metabotropic glutamate receptor ligands on (i) depolarisation-evoked efflux of pre-accumulated d-[3H]aspartic acid (d-[3H]asp) from rapidly superfused rat cerebrocortical minislices, and (ii) Na+-dependent uptake of d-[3H]asp into cerebrocortical tissue. Transient elevations in extracellular K+ produced concentration-dependent increases in d-[3H]asp efflux. A submaximally effective concentration (50 mm) was used in all subsequent experiments.

Use of cyanoacrylate gel as a substitute for dental cement in intracerebroventricular cannulations in rats.

This study was carried out to determine whether cyanoacrylate gel was suitable for use as a substitute for dental cement during brain implant surgery of rats. Intracerebroventricular (ICV) cannulations were performed in 24 rats by two surgeons, one with 3 years' experience in this type of surgery, and one novice, with only basic training performed on cadavers. Each surgeon prepared six randomly allocated animals using dental cement to secure the cannula and six with cyanoacrylate gel.