The prefrontal-subthalamic neural circuit within the human brain is responsible for stopping inappropriate responses. The striatum in the brain is the main route of direct or excitatory and indirect or inhibitory signals, ...
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At first glance, the human body looks symmetrical: two arms, two legs, two eyes, two ears, even the nose and mouth appear to be mirrored on an imaginary axis dividing the faces of most people. And finally, the brain: it is ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday to push some Californians with severe mental illness into treatment, kicking off what's sure to be a long and challenging process to get the unprecedented new framework up and ...
Sep 15, 2022
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Alan Nichols had a history of depression and other medical issues, but none were life-threatening. When the 61-year-old Canadian was hospitalized in June 2019 over fears he might be suicidal, he asked his brother to "bust ...
Aug 11, 2022
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Research published in JMIR Aging reports that during the pandemic, there has been significant social media attention focused on the increased COVID-19 risks and impacts for people with dementia and their care partners.
Jul 29, 2022
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Countries should step up their work on genomic technologies to combat diseases, and share that technology more quickly with developing nations, a new WHO report argued Tuesday.
Jul 12, 2022
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California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state will spend $100 million to produce its own insulin.
Jul 8, 2022
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German pharmaceutical company CureVac said Tuesday it was suing rival BioNTech for patent infringement over the mRNA technology used to develop the Comirnaty coronavirus vaccine.
Jul 5, 2022
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Black people in the U.S. are twice as likely as white people to be coerced into procedures during perinatal and birth care, and to undergo them without their explicit consent, according to a new study by researchers at UBC's ...
Jun 23, 2022
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday Europe remained the epicenter of the global monkeypox outbreak, which posed a "real risk" with more than 1,500 cases reported in the region.
Jun 15, 2022
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