Archive: 27/05/2014
Making the right choices in changing circumstances: Cognitive flexibility in the brain
Choosing what is best is not always simple. Should one choose a small, certain reward, or take risks and try to get a larger reward? New research by Stan Floresco, from the Brain Research Centre at the University of British ...
May 27, 2014
Investigating the pleasure centers of the brain: How reward signals are transmitted
New research presented today by Dr. Jonathan Britt, from McGill University, helps to better understand how reward signals, such as those produced by addictive drugs, travel through the brain and modify brain circuits. Dr. ...
May 27, 2014
Hundreds infected by cholera in warn-torn S.Sudan: WHO
An outbreak of cholera in South Sudan has killed 23 people and infected at least 670, aid officials said Tuesday, warning the outbreak of the deadly disease could still get worse.
May 27, 2014
Just look, but don't touch: EMA terms of use for clinical study data are impracticable
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) receives comprehensive clinical study data from drug manufacturers. These data form the basis for the decision on the approval of new drugs. To make this information available to researchers ...
May 27, 2014
Skin grafts from genetically modified pigs may offer alternative for burn treatment
A specially-bred strain of miniature swine lacking the molecule responsible for the rapid rejection of pig-to-primate organ transplants may provide a new source of skin grafts to treat seriously burned patients. A team of ...
May 27, 2014