Neuroscience
Brain rewires itself after injury 'on the edge of what's compatible with life'
For 13 years, Daniel Carr had no idea he was missing part of his brain.
Mar 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Transcutaneous stimulation improves hand function in people with complete tetraplegia
Kessler Foundation researchers demonstrated that spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation (scTS) combined with hand training improves upper extremity and hand function in individuals with motor and sensory compete spinal cord ...
Mar 22, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study aids local decision-making in reopening places of worship amidst COVID-19
Under Pennsylvania COVID-19 mitigation guidelines, places of worship are not specified, leaving it to the discretion of leaders to decide when and how to reopen their buildings to in-person worship while still following masking ...
Mar 4, 2021
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Genetics
Scientists develop blood test to predict environmental harms to children
Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood ...
Feb 17, 2021
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Medications
New tuberculosis drug regimen slashes treatment time
Tuberculosis is an age-old respiratory scourge, with a new twist: growing resistance to multiple first- and second-line drugs. UF researchers and physicians report on using a novel treatment to slash treatment time—and ...
Feb 3, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
COVID-19, suicide and substandard medical care driving high rate of death among ICE detainees
Thirty-five people have died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since April 2018, with a seven-fold increase in deaths even as the average daily population decreased by nearly a third between 2019 ...
Jan 21, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Personalized brain stimulation alleviates severe depression symptoms
Targeted neuromodulation tailored to individual patients' distinctive symptoms is an increasingly common way of correcting misfiring brain circuits in people with epilepsy or Parkinson's disease. Now, scientists at UC San ...
Jan 18, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital hoarders: We've identified four types – which are you?
How many emails are in your inbox? If the answer is thousands, or if you often struggle to find a file on your computer among its cluttered hard drive, then you might be classed as a digital hoarder.
Jan 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Heading off the next pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic heads for a showdown with vaccines it's expected to lose, many experts in the field of emerging infectious diseases are already focused on preventing the next one.
Jan 5, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Just what the doctor ordered: Mental health and wellness apps
Kaiser Permanente physicians and therapists now have the ability to refer their patients to evidenced-based mental health and wellness apps through the organization's electronic health record system. With a simple referral ...
Dec 16, 2020
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