Medicine, pharmacy, sports
Here you can find a structured compilation of scientifically relevant new acquisitions and electronic media for the fields of medicine and pharmacy.
For Bachelor students in human medicine
E-learning resources for your study
These databases (selection) support you in your studies and research:
- external pageWeb of Science – Interdisciplinary database including the Derwent Innovations Index (patents), Web of Science Core Collection (journal articles), MEDLINE, Science Citation Index and Journal Citation Reports biomedicine – Further information
- external pageMEDLINE – Produced by the US National Library of Medicine (NLM), this is the world’s most important bibliographical database for medicine and biomedicine – Further information
- external pageEmbase – After PubMed, this is the most important biomedical literature database. In addition to the articles indexed by MEDLINE, it includes over six million records from 2,900 mainly European journals. Also comprised are all Cochrane reviews and, since 2009, conference proceedings. Thanks to the Emtree thesaurus, specific searches are possible.
- external pagePubMed – Freely accessible version of MEDLINE, external pagedifferences between MEDLINE and PubMed – Further information
- external pageScopus – Interdisciplinary, the most comprehensive bibliographic database with respect to the number of journals covered, particular focus on non-anglophone literature, enables citation analyses and includes unique author IDs, provides full MEDLINE coverage – Further information
- external pageHuman Anatomy Atlas (from Visible Body) – A comprehensive 3D atlas of the human body with the appropriate names and descriptions of possible injuries and diseases, plus quizzes to test your knowledge
- external pageSURF – Sport Information Portal provided by the Federal Institute of Sport Science (BISp); literature on biomechanics, sports training instruction, sports medicine, sports psychology, sport for the disabled and leisure sport in the database SPOLIT
- external pageSPONET – The training science database for sports scientists, trainers and athletes from the Institute for Applied Training Science (IAT) Leipzig with the sport-specific search engine external pageLIDA
- More databases
Analog or digital, the most important reference books are available for you:
- external pagePschyrembel online – The standard reference work for medicine contains expert information on the most important diseases and latest treatments
- external pageEncyclopaedia of Medical Physics – Contains cross-referenced entries relating to medical physics, radiology and radiation protection
- external pageGels Handbook – Shows different applications of hydrogels in biology and medicine
- external pageEncyclopedia of Diagnostic Imaging – Articles on diagnostic radiology and imaging processes
- external pageHandbook of Epigenetics – Provides a comprehensive analysis of epigenetics, from basic biology to clinical application
- external pageEncyclopedia of Cancer – Reference work on oncology and cancer research
- external pageEncyclopedia of the Neurological Sciences – Comprises all aspects of neurosciences, including neurology, neurobiology, neurochemistry, neurosurgery and psychiatry
- external pageEncyclopedia of Sleep – Large reference on the subject of sleep
- external pageNatural Compounds: Plant Sources, Structure, and Properties – Details the properties of over 7,500 chemical compounds of pharmacological interest found in plants
- external pageHandbook of Metabolic Pathways of Xenobiotics – Review articles and information on more than 450 xenobiotics and their metabolic fate in animals and plants
- external pageUniversity Medicine Zurich – An initiative set up by the University of Zurich, ETH Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich to support the three institutions in research and training
- external pageCochrane Library – Compilation of systematic reviews reflecting the current state of knowledge in medical research
- external pageGerman Institute for Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI) – Internet portal, access to databases on medicine, pharmacology and toxicology
- external pageAnimal toxin annotation project – Protein sequences of animal venoms, provided by UniProt Consortium
- external pageSwiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen (SFISP) – Leading Swiss training centre for sport at all levels, wide range of documentation and consultancy services
