Effects of the Herbal Product Curcumin on Cardiomyocytes in Micromass Culture and the Potential Role It May Play in Pregnancy and Development.

Introduction Herbal medicine (HM) consumption during pregnancy has been on the rise in many parts of the world. Curcumin is a proven antioxidant and anti-inflammatory herb component, having demonstrated efficacy in alleviating various diseases. However, there is conflicting evidence with regards to its effect on pregnancy.

Exploring wellbeing in first year medical students amidst a curriculum change.

Background: The support of student wellbeing features highly in all higher education institutional agendas. For medical students good physical and mental health can help prevent burnout, equip students for their future healthcare setting and indirectly improve patient care. At the University of Nottingham (UK), we were keen to explore undergraduate medical students perceived wellbeing before, during, and after an early years' (years 1-3) curriculum change.

Integrating sport and exercise medicine clinics into the National Health Service: a qualitative study.

Objectives: To explore the services National Health Service (NHS)-based sport and exercise medicine (SEM) clinics can offer, and the barriers to creating and integrating SEM services into the NHS.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were undertaken to collect data from identified 'stakeholders'. Stakeholders were identified as individuals who had experience and knowledge of the speciality of SEM and the NHS.

Micromass Methods for the Evaluation of Developmental Toxicants.

Chick embryonic heart has recently been utilized as a model to create a micromass (MM) culturing system. The aim was to overcome the ethical barriers arising from testing the embryotoxicity of chemicals using human embryonic cells. The system represents a valuable tool to study the ability of chemicals to interfere with various embryonic developmental processes such as cellular communication, differentiation, cellular activity, and proliferation, where the disturbance any of them could result in maldevelopment.

Musculoskeletal Radiology Teaching at a UK Medical School: Do We Need to Improve?

The United Kingdom is currently facing crisis due to a shortage of radiology consultants despite ever-increasing demand for medical imaging. The specifics of how best to teach radiology has generated increasing interest. This study aims to determine whether musculoskeletal (MSK) radiology teaching at the University of Nottingham (UoN) Medical School is perceived to be satisfactory by medical students, Foundation-Year doctors, and senior medical professionals in preparing students for the demands working as Foundation-Year doctors.