Archive: 27/11/2017

'Mind's eye blink' proves 'paying attention' is not just a figure of speech

When your attention shifts from one place to another, your brain blinks. The blinks are momentary unconscious gaps in visual perception and came as a surprise to the team of Vanderbilt psychologists who discovered the phenomenon ...

Nov 27, 2017

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Patients diagnosed with AF who seek cardiologist care more likely to survive first year

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is growing to epidemic proportions worldwide. Investigators, hypothesizing that patients who received comprehensive cardiovascular care had a greater likelihood of survival during the first year following ...

Nov 27, 2017

Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds

A new study by neuroscientists at the University of Chicago shows how amputees can learn to control a robotic arm through electrodes implanted in the brain.

Nov 27, 2017

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New study links proposed changes in US tax laws to rich-poor gap and mortality rates

The income gap between the rich and poor in the United States has reached its highest levels since the Great Depression. Given past evidence that a wider rich-poor gap can be harmful to a population's health, tax policies ...

Nov 27, 2017

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Unforeseen new drug target discovered for acute myeloid leukemia

A study has found an unexpected new drug target for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) that could open new avenues to develop effective treatments against this potentially lethal disease. Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger ...

Nov 27, 2017

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Cancer drug starts clinical trials in human brain-cancer patients

A drug that spurs cancer cells to self-destruct has been cleared for use in a clinical trial of patients with anaplastic astrocytoma, a rare malignant brain tumor, and glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive late-stage cancer ...

Nov 27, 2017

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As private funding of biomedical research soars, new risks arise

Academic medical centers (AMCs) in the U.S. are navigating an increasing shift in research funding from historic public funding (e.g., NIH) to private sources such as pharma and biotech companies, foundations, and charities, ...

Nov 27, 2017

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MS patients who adhere to treatment have higher health costs-and better outcomes

Researchers examined the insurance claims and medical records of 681 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and found those who adhered to medication schedules had significantly better physical outcomes than patients who did ...

Nov 27, 2017

Some men confuse sexual interest with consent regardless of the situation, new study shows

Some men tend to confuse sexual interest with consent, regardless of the situation, according to a new paper co-written by faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York.

Nov 27, 2017

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Researchers first to unlock key molecular mystery of premature aging syndromes

New research from Florida State University is beginning to piece together the stubborn puzzle posed by a family of rare and debilitating premature aging disorders.

Nov 27, 2017

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Archive: 27/11/2017

'Mind's eye blink' proves 'paying attention' is not just a figure of speech

Patients diagnosed with AF who seek cardiologist care more likely to survive first year

Amputees can learn to control a robotic arm with their minds

New study links proposed changes in US tax laws to rich-poor gap and mortality rates

Unforeseen new drug target discovered for acute myeloid leukemia

Cancer drug starts clinical trials in human brain-cancer patients

As private funding of biomedical research soars, new risks arise

MS patients who adhere to treatment have higher health costs-and better outcomes

Some men confuse sexual interest with consent regardless of the situation, new study shows

Researchers first to unlock key molecular mystery of premature aging syndromes

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