Neuroscience
Ethics debate overdue in human brain research: experts
What if human brain tissue implanted into a pig transferred some of the donor's self-awareness and memories?
Apr 25, 2018
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Medications
Taking probiotics alongside prescribed antibiotics could reduce damage to gut microbiome
Millions of antibiotics are prescribed every year. Although they can be incredibly effective at treating infections, antibiotics usually do not solely target the bacteria that is causing infection. They also kill the harmless ...
Nov 16, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Infants learn to transfer knowledge by 16 months, study finds
Researchers have identified when an important milestone in infants' development occurs: the ability to transfer knowledge to new situations.
Jul 5, 2011
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Medical research
Researchers discover simple amoeba holds the key to better treatment for Alzheimer's
Scientists have discovered the use of a simple single-celled amoeba to understand the function of human proteins in causing Alzheimer's disease.
Jan 23, 2014
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Ophthalmology
Assaults with paintball guns cause more serious eye injuries than previously known, new study reports
University of Chicago Medicine researchers reviewing two years of data on assaults with paintball guns found more patients than expected suffered vision-threatening emergencies after being struck in the eye, with several ...
Jul 13, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
When to worry about kids' temper tantrums
Temper tantrums in young children can be an early signal of mental health problems, but how does a parent or pediatrician know when disruptive behavior is typical or a sign of a serious problem?
Aug 29, 2012
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Health
Are highly processed foods bad for children?
A new study found that children ages 3 to 5 who consumed more ultraprocessed foods had poorer locomotor skills than children who consumed less of these foods. It also showed lower cardiovascular fitness in 12- to 15-year-olds ...
Jun 14, 2022
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Surgery
'Life support' for transplant livers better than freezing: study
Keeping transplant livers on "life support" at body temperature preserves them better than the prevailing method of near-freezing, and could reduce the number of donor organs thrown away, a study said Wednesday.
Apr 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find half of those diagnosed with PTSD also suffer from depression
About one of every two people diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also suffer symptoms of depression, according to new research by Case Western Reserve University's Department of Psychological Sciences.
Jun 4, 2013
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Health informatics
Evaluating use of new AI technology in diagnosing COVID-19
As published in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, University of Minnesota researchers led a study evaluating federated learning variations for COVID-19 diagnosis in chest X-rays. Federated learning ...
Nov 17, 2022
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