Archive: 28/07/2016

Zika virus challenges for neuropsychiatry published

A new study, published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal, examines this by critically reviewing the literature.

Jul 28, 2016

Unlocking the languages of autistic children in families

Researchers at the University of Kent are arguing that creativity and intermedial languages can be used as a bridge to communicate with autistic children.

Jul 28, 2016

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Prostate cancer breakthrough could lead to new diagnostic tests and treatments

Prostate cancer patients have been offered hope after scientists at Newcastle University, UK, have identified a new group of molecules that could be targeted to slow tumour growth.

Jul 28, 2016

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How your brain retrieves a memory when you sense something familiar

Several years after graduating, I visited my old university for the first time since leaving. I tried to use the familiar campus ATM, but the PIN I entered was not accepted. It took two failed attempts before I realised that ...

Jul 28, 2016

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Street Norco looks like the real thing but really, really isn't

A paper published online yesterday in Annals of Emergency Medicine warns that a new street drug combining fentanyl and a novel synthetic opioid is being marketed illicitly as Norco but is much stronger and much more dangerous.

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Newborns with borderline thyroid function at higher risk of poor neurodevelopmental outcomes

Babies born with moderately high concentrations of thyroid stimulating hormone have a higher risk of poor educational and development outcomes at school age, a world-first University of Sydney study reveals.

Jul 28, 2016

Introduction of screening could significantly reduce lung cancer deaths

The introduction of lung cancer screening in the UK could significantly reduce deaths in high risk groups, without causing participants the undue stress sometimes associated with medical tests.

Jul 28, 2016