Assessing the Landscape in Medical Education Literature in Medical Oncology: A Scoping Review.

Purpose: Medical oncology and medical education (ME) have both expanded exponentially over the past 50 years; thus, it is important to understand the current status of postgraduate medical oncology education and develop ways to advance this field. This study undertakes a scoping review of ME literature in medical oncology to inform future scholarship in this area.

Methods: MEDLINE, Embase, ERIC, and Web of Science were searched to find peer-reviewed English language articles on postgraduate ME in medical oncology published from 2009 to 2020.

Long-lasting alterations to DNA methylation and ncRNAs could underlie the effects of fetal alcohol exposure in mice.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are characterized by life-long changes in gene expression, neurodevelopment and behavior. What mechanisms initiate and maintain these changes are not known, but current research suggests a role for alcohol-induced epigenetic changes. In this study we assessed alterations to adult mouse brain tissue by assaying DNA cytosine methylation and small noncoding RNA (ncRNA) expression, specifically the microRNA (miRNA) and small nucleolar RNA (snoRNA) subtypes.

Radiation exposure differentially affects songbird 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine plasma profiles: ionizing radiation damage response in songbirds.

The importance of understanding the effects of radiation exposure on wildlife is a critical responsibility of our stewardship of nuclear energy production. We tested the hypothesis that songbirds respond to exogenous radiation exposure with changes in plasma 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OH-dG). We exposed two species of songbirds, house sparrows (Passer domesticus; n = 12) and song sparrows (Melospiza melodia; n = 12), to one of four acute whole-body radiation treatments: 75, 150, 300, or 600 mGy.