Brain of Britain

Britain counters brain-drain worries

Britain is undoubtedly home to some of the world's leading researchers but there are widespread rumblings of dissatisfaction about the conditions many people face and a continuing trickle of top-level scientists leave for posts overseas as a result. While talk of a 'brain-gain' is never officially acknowledged, the problem has been serious enough to merit action by the funding bodies to try to ...

Tuberculomas of the brain in Britain.

Introduction Tuberculomas are granulomas of tuberculous origin which behaves as space-occupying lesions. In some tropical countries they are amongst the commonest of brain tumours, but in this country they have now become exceedingly rare. In one neurosurgical unit in this country only three cases have been seen in the last 21 years, out of a total of 2200 intracranial tumours. These three case...

Beliefs about brain injury Beliefs about brain injury in Britain

Primary objective: Surveys have revealed that a high proportion of the public in the US and Canada hold misconceptions pertaining to the sequelae of brain injury. This study examined whether similar misconceptions are endorsed by adults in Britain. Research design: Survey Methods and procedures: Three hundred and twenty two participants completed a 17 item questionnaire containing true or false...

Britain Studies on the Control of 4 - Aminobutyrate Meftbolism in ' Synaptosomal ' and Free Rat Brain Mitochondria

1. The specific activities of4aminobutyrate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.19) and succinate semialdehyde dehydrogenase (EC 12.1.16) were significantly higher in brain mitochondria of non-synaptic origin (fraction M) than those derived from the lysis ofsynaptosomes (fraction SM2). 2. The metabolism of4-aminobutyrate in both 'free' (non-synaptic, fraction M) and 'synaptic' (fraction SM2) rat brain m...

IS MIDDLE BRITAIN MIDDLE - INCOME BRITAIN ? Matthew Wakefield