Archive: 30/10/2017

300 neurons traced in extensive brain wiring map

A vast effort by a team of Janelia Research Campus scientists is rapidly increasing the number of fully-traced neurons in the mouse brain. Researchers everywhere can now browse and download the 3-D data.

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Sight unseen: Gene Expression reveals 'hidden' variability in cancer cells' response to drugs

A study led by scientists from Harvard Medical School reveals "hidden" variability in how tumor cells are affected by anticancer drugs, offering new insights on why patients with the same form of cancer can have different ...

Oct 30, 2017

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Less than half of patients prescribed new cholesterol drug receive insurance approval

Less than half of patients received their insurer's approval for prescriptions of PCSK9 inhibitors, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

Oct 30, 2017

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Health law sign-ups start, and some see a 'hostile takeover'

It's sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act, but the Trump administration isn't making it easy—cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing advertising and dialing back on counselors who help consumers get through ...

Oct 30, 2017

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Mental health clinicians need to better engage men with depression

The approach to treating men with depression needs to change if their increased uptake of mental health services is to be successful, new research from the University of Sydney shows.

Oct 30, 2017

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People who value virtue show wiser reasoning

From romantic dramas to tensions at work, we're often better at working through other people's problems than our own—while we may approach our friends' problems with wise, clear-eyed objectivity, we often view our own problems ...

Oct 30, 2017

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E-cigarette use by high school students linked to cigarette smoking

Use of e-cigarettes by high school students was strongly associated with later cigarette smoking, according to a large study conducted in 2 Canadian provinces and published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Oct 30, 2017

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Review finds poor compliance with helmet use in baseball and softball

Despite lower rates of traumatic brain injuries in baseball and softball, there is poor compliance overall with helmet use and return-to-play guidelines following a concussion across all levels of play, according to a new ...

Oct 30, 2017

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Colorectal cancer screening should start at 45, new research shows

Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) should begin at 45 years of age to match rising mortality rates in young adults, research presented today at the 25th UEG Week Barcelona reveals.

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Artificial intelligence: Is this the future of early cancer detection?

A new endoscopic system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) has today been shown to automatically identify colorectal adenomas during colonoscopy. The system, developed in Japan, has recently been tested in one of the ...

Oct 30, 2017

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