Century-old brain collection yields new research
The father of neurosurgery, Yale's Harvey Cushing, MD, left a remarkable gift to science. Now, for the first time, his collection of brains is being used for active research.
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The father of neurosurgery, Yale's Harvey Cushing, MD, left a remarkable gift to science. Now, for the first time, his collection of brains is being used for active research.
Sep 14, 2017
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Mount Sinai scientists have discovered a neural mechanism that is believed to support advanced cognitive abilities such as planning and problem-solving. It does so by distributing information from single neurons to larger ...
Dec 21, 2021
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Health-care professionals are often idealized, especially in recent times, as heroes. But meeting a physician can be an underwhelming experience.
Dec 13, 2021
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For more than 100 years, exposing students to basic and clinical research has been an essential component of a medical school education in the United States. However, today, new models of medical education in which research ...
Apr 29, 2015
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The private group that oversees physician training in the United States has proposed rolling back rules so that young doctors just out of medical school can work shifts as long as 28 hours.
Dec 21, 2016
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A single chip is wreaking havoc in school districts across the country, sending children home sick and sometimes even to a hospital. The "One Chip Challenge," which has over 850 million views on TikTok, is making a bold return ...
Oct 5, 2022
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Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School are the first to show that it's possible to reverse the behavior of an animal by flipping a switch in neuronal communication. The research, published in PLOS Biology, ...
Sep 8, 2015
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A key factor of solid patient/doctor relationships is a notion of empathy that drives a feeling of shared humanity.
Feb 5, 2020
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Doctors know they're the sounds of lung problems, but it turns out they might be more than symptoms—crackling and wheezing could be the sounds of a disease progressing, a University of Michigan researcher has found.
Apr 15, 2019
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Youth who take Ritalin, Adderall or other stimulant medications for ADHD over an extended period of time early in life are no more at risk for substance abuse in later adolescence than teens without ADHD, according to a University ...
Jun 8, 2016
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