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Ursula D'Souza
Ursula obtained a PhD from the University of Kent at Canterbury in brain biochemistry. She has post doctorate research and lecturing experience in psychiatry and neurobehavioural disorders with specific interest in neuropharmacology, molecular biology/genetics and functional genomics. In 2012, she moved into the publishing world to join the BMC Medicine team as a Senior Editor.
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Latest advances in respiratory medicine from the British Thoracic Society 2013 meeting

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16/12/2013

On Medicine

Respiratory diseases are one of the major chronic diseases and considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to cause 60% of mortality worldwide.… Read more »

BMC Medicine: authors’ and reviewers’ experiences

28/11/2013

On Medicine

To highlight our 10 year anniversary this week, the editors at BMC Medicine have been discussing the top 10 published articles based on their accesses,… Read more »

Current Controversies in Psychiatry: how might the DSM-5 impact clinical practice?

13/09/2013

On Medicine

The release of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) by the American Psychiatric Association in May 2013 has… Read more »

Diabetes, obesity and lipid disorders: recent advances and highlights from the Endocrine Society Meeting 2013

15/07/2013

On Medicine

The World Health Organization estimates that at least 2.8 million adults die each year due to being overweight or obese. This is has resulted in a large… Read more »

New developments in respiratory medicine: discussions at the American Thoracic Society 2013 meeting

07/06/2013

On Medicine

The Division of Lung Diseases of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute funds a significant amount of research on the causes, diagnosis, prevention and… Read more »

This week in BMC Medicine: Novel therapies, diagnosis and clinical management of neuropsychiatry

22/03/2013

On Medicine

Common psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders are mainly treated using medications that modify the activity of monoamine neurotransmitter systems. New… Read more »

Dementia: focus on care, diagnosis and therapies at the 15th National UK Conference

15/02/2013

On Medicine

Dementia is becoming a serious problem due to growth in the ageing population, and in the UK 820,000 people have the disease with Alzheimer’s disease being… Read more »

Innovations in interventional cardiology: Technology, funding and political strategies

25/01/2013

On Medicine

The number of interventional cardiology technologies is growing, and these devices will require clinical implementation, improved performance and standardized… Read more »

Advances in respiratory medicine: discussions at the British Thoracic Society Winter meeting and COPD 2012

21/12/2012

On Medicine

Respiratory medicine is a main area of acute general medicine and for research funding agencies, which invest in large clinical trials and ground-breaking… Read more »

This week in BMC Medicine: Statins, personalized medicine and biomarkers for cardiovascular diseases.

06/12/2012

On Medicine

Cholesterol-lowering drugs such as statins are the first line of treatment for hypercholesterolemia in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases but their side… Read more »

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