Too absorbed in the Rio Olympics for Twitter? Here is what you may have missed.
- Researchers may have found the sleep switch
- Don’t upset the nurses and other useful tips for junior doctors @gdnhealthcare
- The myth of baby brain may have been busted
- The health and economic costs of too many boxset marathons
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Can crystals mimic brain cells to handle big data? (see image on the right) - Moving blog from @outfoxgloved on “If the world was built for me”
- An honest response to a grant report question from a researcher
- @sallygainsbury looks at how NHS finances to 2020 could be handled
- @LSEpoliticsblog looks at the English Trusts that depend most on EU nurses
- What the European Parliament will be up to after the holidays
From America:
- How healthcare varies across the US - @commonwealthfund interactive scorecard
- The most extreme 14.6% are electing 90% of congress
- Could the Amish hold the key to preventing asthma?
And finally:
- How @taylorswift13 is helping nursing staff remember the key stages of hand washing.