Neuroscience
Brain cells use a 'telephone trick' to report what they see
"How many fingers am I holding up?"
Nov 29, 2022
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Vaccination
Italy bans batch of AstraZeneca jab but plays down risks
Italy's medicines regulator on Thursday banned the use of a batch of AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine as a precaution, after fears of a link to blood clots sparked suspensions across Europe.
Mar 11, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Have you caught a catfish? Online dating can be deceptive
On the internet, you can become anyone you want to – at least for a while. And though deception doesn't fit well with lasting romance, people lie all the time: Fewer than a third of people in one survey claimed they were ...
Jan 23, 2019
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Health
Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care
A few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 19-year-old woman traveled from Memphis to Chicago seeking an abortion. But medical providers at a local clinic told her the procedure would require hospital ...
Aug 6, 2023
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Pediatrics
Shattered dreams and bills in the millions: Losing a baby in America
The day after his 8-month-old baby died, Kingsley Raspe opened the mail and found he had been sent to collections for her care.
Sep 29, 2022
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Medical research
Hairy moles may provide antidote for baldness, UCI researchers find
The guy whose naked skull is pale and shiny—save that discolored mole shaped like Cuba near his ear, which inexplicably bristles with hair—may harbor an antidote to baldness.
Jun 29, 2023
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Health
Scam awareness found to be best defense for older adults facing fraudster phone calls
Research led by Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, has looked into the susceptibility of older adults to scammers. In a paper, "Vulnerability of Older Adults to Government Impersonation ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tunisia launches virus-tracking app
Tunisia on Tuesday launched a contact-tracing mobile phone app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with others infected with the new coronavirus.
May 19, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Opioid addiction treatment disparities could worsen if phone telehealth option ends, study suggests
As the nation ponders the future of temporary pandemic-era telehealth rules, a new study suggests that phone calls and video chats may play an important role in leveling the playing field for medication-based treatment for ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why the brain can be blamed for children unknowingly being left to die in a hot car
More than 50 children died in hot cars in 2018, making it the deadliest year on record. Many of the cases involve parents who unknowingly left a child behind, often for an entire day. University of South Florida Psychology ...
Mar 5, 2019
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