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Could melatonin be the key to healthy aging?

Could melatonin be the key to healthy aging?

A new British Journal of Pharmacology review highlights the role of melatonin – review highlights the role of melatonin – a hormone that is produced at night – in regulating sleep and the body’s…

Reviewing the Outcomes for graduates

The General Medical Council’s ‘Outcomes for Graduates’ set out the knowledge, skills and behaviours essential for newly qualified UK medical graduates. This review was launched to…

Pharmacology Careers in South Africa

Current university applicants are at the interface of two generational cohorts: they are sufficiently old to relate to the values and entitled attitudes of generation Y millennials, but young enough…

Society members recognised in 2018 New Year's Honours

The Society is pleased to see recognition of two our members in the 2018 New Year's Honours list.Professor Philip Routledge, Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pharmacology at Cardiff University,…

Medical Student Competition winner announced

Medical Student Competition winner announced

We are pleased to have announced the overall winner of our Clinical Pharmacology Medical Student Competition is Tom Chambers from University College London. Tom was one of nine winners of the…

Prizes announced during Pharmacology 2017

We are pleased to have announced the winners of prizes judged or announced at Pharmacology 2017. Clinical Oral Communication Prize Dr Salma Audi, North Middlesex University Hospital, UK Clinical…

Affinity groups update - Education and Skills

Affinity groups update - Education and Skills

For a Society Affinity Group, the Education & Skills Affinity Group is unusual in that it aligns with a British Pharmacological Society committee - the Education and Training Committee chaired by…

Editorial - December 2017

In our winter issue of Pharmacology Matters we hear from members from across the world who share their diverse experiences of being part of a global community of pharmacologists. Following on from…

Are phages our best bet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Are phages our best bet against antibiotic-resistant bacteria?

Bacteriophages, or simply phages, are viruses that infect and replicate within bacteria, and they hold considerable potential for combatting antibiotic-resistance and other threats to human health.…

Running away from addiction: how exercise aids smoking cessation

Running away from addiction: how exercise aids smoking cessation

New research in mice sheds light on the mechanism underlining exercise’s protective effect against nicotine dependence and withdrawal. The British Journal of Pharmacology study reveals that exercise…