The moral turn within sociology suggests we need to be attentive to values and have a rapprochement with philosophy. The study of illness narratives is one area of sociology that has consistently addressed itself to moral ...

Background: Following the introduction of the No Secrets (DH, 2000) guidance, the implementation and development of adult safeguarding practices and procedures across national services has become an ongoing endeavour. ...

Bacterial cellulitis post-Cesarean section is rare. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely used in various medical specialities; its effectiveness in obstetrics however remains the topic of debate—used predominantly ...

5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) stimulates electrogenic Cl−secretion in rat ileum stripped of its outer smooth musculature and myenteric plexus. The myenteric plexus, however, is a site of 5-HT synthesis in the gut, and the ...

FMRI-based neurofeedback transforms functional brain activation in real-time into sensory stimuli that participants can use to self-regulate brain responses, which can aid the modification of mental states and behavior. ...

This paper is concerned with the formation of and processes of changes in professional identities, especially those professional groups associated with the new genetics, be they learned scientific professions, clinicians ...