Neuroscience
Molecular mechanics of risk-reward equation described
The hungrier the mouse, the more risk it will take to grab cheese on the floor of a home with a house cat.
Nov 18, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mosquitoes, Zika and biotech regulation
In a new Policy Forum article in Science, NC State professor Jennifer Kuzma argues that federal authorities are missing an opportunity to revise outdated regulatory processes not fit for modern innovations in biotechnology, ...
Sep 19, 2016
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Medical research
Is athleticism linked to brain size? Research on mice shows that exercise-loving mice have larger midbrains
Is athleticism linked to brain size? To find out, researchers at the University of California, Riverside performed laboratory experiments on house mice and found that mice that have been bred for dozens of generations to ...
Jan 17, 2013
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Inflammatory disorders
Bacterial protein in house dust spurs asthma, according to new study
A bacterial protein in common house dust may worsen allergic responses to indoor allergens, according to research conducted by the National Institutes of Health and Duke University. The finding is the first to document the ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Great expectations: Interpretation of positive or negative information is all a matter of anticipation, psychologist say
(Medical Xpress) -- Each month a new jobs report is issued in the United States. Each month the report is also met with criticism even if jobs are added.
Aug 21, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
West Nile virus transmission linked to land use patterns and 'super-spreaders'
After its initial appearance in New York in 1999, West Nile virus spread across the United States in just a few years and is now well established throughout North and South America. Both the mosquitoes that transmit it and ...
Oct 20, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New survey finds 75% of Americans feel mental health takes back seat to physical health within US health care system
Three-quarters of Americans feel that mental health conditions are identified and treated with much less care than physical health issues within the U.S. health care system, even as more than 80% perceive a dramatic rise ...
May 1, 2024
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Health
US to reclassify cannabis as low-risk drug, in major shift
US President Joe Biden's administration is set to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, an official said Tuesday—a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
May 1, 2024
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Health
Homelessness found to be a major issue for many patients in the emergency department
Housing insecurity is an issue for one in 20 patients who go to emergency departments at major medical centers in the Southeast, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) study published in JAMA Network Open.
Apr 26, 2024
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Medical research
U.S. to partner with 50 countries to prevent future pandemics
The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it will work with 50 nations worldwide to try to prevent global pandemics such as COVID-19, which brought the world to a standstill four years ago.
Apr 16, 2024
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