Psychology & Psychiatry
Not spooked by Halloween ghost stories? You may have aphantasia
Halloween movies often feature kids sitting around a campfire sharing gory, spooky stories, trying to get someone to scream in fear.
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Genetics
New therapeutic perspectives for patients with lymphatic abnormalities linked to a mutation in the PIK3CA gene
The team of the adult nephrology-renal transplantation department of the Necker-Enfants Malades AP-HP hospital, Inserm and the University of Paris has carried out work, coordinated by Prof. Guillaume Canaud, which opens up ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
The best medicine for COVID-19 is prevention
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care professionals have worked hard to develop treatments for patients, and they have learned to manage the risk of hospitalization and death from COVID-19.
Oct 6, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
Advanced imaging reveals breast cancer's Achilles' heel
For breast cancer patients, standard-of care therapies become drastically less effective if their tumor has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lung.
Sep 17, 2021
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Health
Menthol ban would save 650,000 lives in the next 40 years
Banning menthol flavors in cigarettes could reduce smoking by 15% by having smokers giving up tobacco products altogether or switching to e-cigarettes and other nicotine vaping products—avoiding 16,250 tobacco-related deaths ...
Sep 3, 2021
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Genetics
Researchers develop all-in-one test for the avoidance of de novo genetic disease in embryos
De novo variants (DNVs), genetic mutations that were not previously identifiable in the family history of one of two prospective parents, may cause disease in any children they have. Where a disease-causing DNV is present ...
Aug 31, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Novel finding shows that brain cells conduct antidepressant action even in the absence of activity
Researchers are one step closer to understanding the physiology of antidepressant action in the brain. They have confirmed that even when brain cells are not active, they trigger protein production that affects the function ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Neuroscience
Transcranial stimulation enhances beneficial effect of aerobic exercise on gait in Parkinson's patients, study finds
Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can increase the benefits of aerobic exercise and improve the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease immediately after a session. Step time variability decreases, reaction ...
Aug 24, 2021
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Health
The effect of sleep deprivation on surgical performance
New research from the School of Medicine at Trinity investigating the effect of sleep deprivation on surgical performance has found that surgeons were already sleep deprived before their on-call shifts and were even more ...
Aug 18, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New PIDS-IDSA guideline on bone infections in children addresses key diagnostic and treatment questions
Invasive diagnostic tests play an important role in the treatment of bone infections in children, but these tests may not always be necessary or feasible, according to a new guideline from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases ...
Aug 5, 2021
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