In 2012 and 2013, bexarotene researchers reported that bexarotene reduced amyloid plaque and improved mental functioning in a small sample of mice engineered to exhibit Alzheimer's-like symptoms and the findings were promoted in the media.
â¢ Significance: â¢ Professor is a job title while Doctor only signifies that the person has passed his Ph.D. â¢ There can be Professors even in the fraternity of the medical world as they are doctors who become eligible to teach to junior doctors.
Report Abuse. In the health service, the term 'Dr' is more of a job title that an honorific. Academically, you are a Doctor if you hold a Doctorate, a PhD, a DLit or similar. Although there are indeed degrees of Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Surgery etc, many 'Doctors' have only got Bachelor of Surgery degrees.