Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ask the Pediatrician: What exactly is Tourette syndrome?
Q: I've been told my son may have Tourette syndrome. What exactly is this and how worried should I be?
Jun 27, 2022
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Medical research
Pill-sized device provides rapid, detailed imaging of esophageal lining
Physicians may soon have a new way to screen patients for Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition usually caused by chronic exposure to stomach acid. Researchers at the Wellman Center for Photomedicine at Massachusetts ...
Jan 13, 2013
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Neuroscience
Research discovers two opposite ways our brain voluntarily forgets unwanted memories
If only there were a way to forget that humiliating faux pas at last night's dinner party. It turns out there's not one, but two opposite ways in which the brain allows us to voluntarily forget unwanted memories, according ...
Oct 17, 2012
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Medical research
Novel math formula predicts success of certain cancer therapies
Carefully tracking the rate of response of human lung tumors during the first weeks of treatment can predict which cancers will undergo sustained regression, suggests a new study by researchers at the Stanford University ...
Oct 5, 2011
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Neuroscience
Copper on the brain
(Medical Xpress)—The value of copper has risen dramatically in the 21st century as many a thief can tell you, but in addition to the thermal and electrical properties that make it such a hot commodity metal, copper has ...
May 27, 2013
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Device launched to improve weight loss surgery
Irish company Crospon have announced the launch of a new tool, an imaging catheter called the EF-620, to improve the outcome of weight loss surgery.
Apr 12, 2011
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Neuroscience
Brain imaging study eliminates differences in visual function as a cause of dyslexia
A new brain imaging study of dyslexia shows that differences in the visual system do not cause the disorder, but instead are likely a consequence. The findings, published today in the journal Neuron, provide important insights ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Radiology & Imaging
Artificial intelligence can improve how chest images are used in care of COVID-19 patients
According to a recent report by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, artificial intelligence (AI) should be used to expand the role of chest X-ray imaging—using computed tomography, or CT—in diagnosing and assessing coronavirus ...
Jun 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New insights into the mechanisms underlying the development of schizophrenia
The neurobiology of schizophrenia is not yet insufficiently understood. Recent findings from a study conducted at the MedUni Vienna provide new insight into the mechanisms of this disorder. The results of the study conducted ...
Mar 31, 2020
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Immunology
New study confirms immune cells are guided by gradients
(Medical Xpress)—A group of researchers in Austria and Switzerland has for the first time proven that immune cells migrate along chemical concentration gradients. This process has long been assumed but never demonstrated ...
