Archive: 13/11/2019

Pinning down consciousness could improve mental health, brain disorder treatments

Consciousness—the awareness we have of our self and surroundings—is often referred to as 'the hard problem." It's not easy to scientifically explain how a subjective experience, which is something intangible, can be created ...

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WHO prequalifies first Ebola vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it had prequalified an Ebola vaccine for the first time, hailing a "critical step" towards its licensing, access and roll-out in countries most at risk of outbreaks.

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New Zealand lawmakers pass euthanasia bill, referendum next

New Zealand lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill to legalize euthanasia, a watershed moment that ended a contentious two-year debate.

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Michigan teen who vaped received double lung transplant

A Michigan teenager was the recipient of what could be the first double lung transplant on a person whose lungs were severely damaged from vaping, health officials said Tuesday.

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Cardiac resynchronization therapy benefits cancer survivors with heart failure

A pacemaker-like device restored heart function in a group of cancer survivors—mostly women with breast cancer—who had suffered from heart failure as a result of chemotherapy, a study in the Journal of the American Medical ...

Nov 13, 2019

Research points to possible target to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF

Long-held dogma says lung fibrosis in diseases like idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, results from recurrent injury to alveolar epithelium that is followed by dysregulated repair. Research at the University of Alabama ...

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How artificial intelligence can transform psychiatry

Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence, computers can now assist doctors in diagnosing disease and help monitor patient vital signs from hundreds of miles away.

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Opioid-based plant might not be best solution to curb habitual alcohol use

Lawmakers across the United States continue to debate the safety of kratom, an opioid-containing plant that has been listed as a "drug of concern" by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Kratom is sold over the counter ...

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Scientists crack rabies virus weaponry

Researchers have found a way to stop the rabies virus shutting down the body's immune defence against it. In doing so they have solved a key scientific puzzle and have laid the foundation for the development of new anti-rabies ...

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Why only some post-stroke survivors can 'copy what I say'

In an article in Brain, researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and elsewhere report which brain regions must be intact in stroke survivors with aphasia if they are to perform well in a speech entrainment ...

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