Neuroscience
Brain cells use a 'telephone trick' to report what they see
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
Nov 29, 2022
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Addiction
Improving release process and treatment after incarceration may reduce opioid overdoses
People released from jail or prison are 120 times more likely to overdose on opioids than the general population in Massachusetts. A new jail-based opioid use disorder treatment program approved by the Massachusetts legislature ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Big step in rapid diagnostics for infectious diseases
The speedy, high-tech method of inexpensive, accurate and high-throughput protein biomarker assay testing is being touted as a much-needed development in point-of-care (PoC) testing, say U.S. and Flinders University researchers ...
Jun 22, 2022
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Neuroscience
Is memory loss mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's or just aging? When to get tested
For people of a certain age, it takes only a few "senior moments"—struggling for words, names or memories—to cause worry.
Apr 19, 2022
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Biomedical technology
I don't need a hearing aid yet, right? Early intervention for hearing loss is key
Hearing loss typically happens gradually over time—and yet, most people don't see a doctor until the problem interferes with their daily life. But it doesn't have to be that way. Even if you're just starting to have trouble ...
Jan 14, 2022
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Biomedical technology
Promise of mobile technology provided to hospitalists not impacting patient care
As hospitalists—physicians who provide general medical care to hospitalized patients—become increasingly common, a new study provides a better understanding of both missed and potential opportunities for integrating mobile ...
Jan 4, 2022
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Cardiology
New cell phone and smart watch models can interfere with pacemakers and defibrillators
After reports of smart phone and watch interference with implanted medical devices, investigators affiliated with the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the US Food and Drug Administration conducted a study ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Cell phone use while driving may be tied to other risky road behaviors in young adults
A new study from researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center found that 18- to 24-year-olds who use cell phones while driving are more likely ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Confidence in COVID-19 vaccines rises as more Americans receive shots, survey says
Fewer Americans are reluctant to get immunized against the coronavirus and they are growing more confident in the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines and the quality of their distribution. But those who still hesitate ...
May 12, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How can scientists predict a COVID-19 outbreak? There's an app for that
A mobile app that uses crowd-sourced data on COVID-19 symptoms can accurately identify where local coronavirus outbreaks will appear, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists who developed the app.
May 6, 2021
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