Reading ability severely impaired by schizophrenia People with schizophrenia are likely to have severely impaired reading ability, a new study has shown. Mar 17, 2021 0 10
More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type they have More than one in 10 patients with lung cancer do not know what type of tumor they have, according to data from a 17-country study carried out by the Global Lung Cancer Coalition (GLCC) to be presented at the European Lung ... Mar 17, 2021 0 2
Blood clot fears: How misapplication of the precautionary principle may undermine public trust in vaccines The arrival of effective vaccines against COVID-19 has been one of the few good news stories of the pandemic. However, communicating the safety of vaccines has long been difficult, as shown by most countries having some level ... Mar 17, 2021 0 6
Patient-researcher collaboration proves to be a win-win, Japanese study shows No one truly knows the experience of suffering a disease better than the patient. Yet until the 1990s, medical research was largely something done on, and for, patients. Led by movements in the US and UK, patients are now ... Mar 17, 2021 0 5
What is seitan? The vegan protein alternative going viral online The trend toward vegetarian and vegan diets means more people are looking for meat-free protein alternatives. Mar 17, 2021 0 10
A combination of family history and genomic screening provides best method of assessing cancer risk Clinicians have historically used family health history collection as a primary method for identifying actionable disease-risk assessments. However, as large-scale genome screening programs continue to rise in popularity, ... Mar 17, 2021 0 33
Frailties of old age just hit some people earlier than others People grow old at different rates, regardless of what the calendar says. And for those whose bodies age more quickly, the cumulative effects show up as early as midlife, when signs of dementia and physical frailty begin ... Mar 17, 2021 1 134
A tool for more inclusive autism screening Screening tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often fail to identify ASD among children from low-income families and racial/ethnic minority groups, particularly when English is not the family's primary language. A new ... Mar 17, 2021 0 10
Bio-inspired algorithm detects early signs of breast cancer A computer algorithm based on a biological process could be used to detect breast cancer more effectively, according to new research published in the International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications. A team ... Mar 17, 2021 0 0
Neurobiologists take an unexpected detour to decode decision-making In a paper published in Nature Neuroscience last week, University of Pittsburgh researchers described how reward signals in the brain are modulated by uncertainty. Dopamine signals are intertwined with reward learning; they ... Mar 17, 2021 0 144
