Archive: 27/01/2016

After heart surgery, house calls by physician assistants help

(HealthDay)—Heart surgery patients who receive home visits from physician assistants are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital, a new study finds.

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Weight may influence outcomes after lung cancer surgery

(HealthDay)—Lung cancer surgery patients are most likely to have complications and to die if they're either too thin or fat, a new study suggests.

Jan 27, 2016

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Parents often ill-informed about food-allergy emergencies

(HealthDay)—Many parents of children with food allergies say doctors did not discuss emergency care for their youngsters, a new study finds.

Jan 27, 2016

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Blood donors needed after East Coast storm: Red Cross

(HealthDay)—Jonas, the massive snowstorm that hammered the East Coast, has led to a shortage of blood products and there is an emergency need for both blood and platelet donors, the American Red Cross said Tuesday.

Jan 27, 2016

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New theory linking brain activity to brain shape could throw light on human consciousness

UNSW Australia scientists have shown that complex human brain activity is governed by the same simple universal rule of nature that can explain other phenomena such as the beautiful sound of a finely crafted violin or the ...

Jan 27, 2016

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Brain study suggests consciousness a matter of optimal degree of connectedness in neural network

(Medical Xpress)—A team of European researchers has found evidence that suggests that human consciousness is a state where the neural network that makes up the brain operates at an optimal degree of connectedness. In their ...

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French lawmakers vote on terminal sedation, not euthanasia

France's lawmakers are set to vote on a bill that would allow doctors to keep terminally ill patients sedated until death comes, but stop short of legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide.

Jan 27, 2016

More Zika cases found in European tourists returning from South America (Update)

Denmark and Switzerland on Wednesday joined a growing number of European countries to report Zika infections among travellers returning from Latin America, where the mosquito-borne virus has been blamed for a surge in birth ...

Jan 27, 2016

How can peers, parents, schools and new media stop bullying?

A new review of research out today outlines roles and recommendations for peers, parents, schools and new media platforms to stop bullying. This review was published in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, ...

Jan 27, 2016

A cocktail party in a dish: How neurons filter the chatter

While dining with a friend at a noisy restaurant, you listen attentively to her entertaining account of last night's date. Despite the cacophony flooding your auditory system, your brain remarkably filters your friend's voice ...

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Archive: 27/01/2016

After heart surgery, house calls by physician assistants help

Weight may influence outcomes after lung cancer surgery

Parents often ill-informed about food-allergy emergencies

Blood donors needed after East Coast storm: Red Cross

New theory linking brain activity to brain shape could throw light on human consciousness

Brain study suggests consciousness a matter of optimal degree of connectedness in neural network

French lawmakers vote on terminal sedation, not euthanasia

More Zika cases found in European tourists returning from South America (Update)

How can peers, parents, schools and new media stop bullying?

A cocktail party in a dish: How neurons filter the chatter

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