Neuroscience
Taking the reins on multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis doesn't have to be an ending. With proper treatment and management, patients can manage the disease's often unpredictable nature.
Mar 15, 2019
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Radiology & Imaging
Cannabis and weight loss drugs found to impact nuclear medicine gastrointestinal scans
The use of marijuana and new weight loss pharmaceuticals can have an impact on gastric emptying scans commonly used to evaluate patients with gastrointestinal complaints. With the increased usage of these drugs, physicians ...
Mar 5, 2024
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Neuroscience
Wired for sound: A small fish's brain illustrates how people and other vertebrates produce sounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers have identified regions of a fish brain that reveal the basic circuitry for how all vertebrates, including humans, generate sound used for social communication.
Jun 14, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert explains how COVID-19 stacks up with the pandemics of the past
University of Virginia history professor Christian W. McMillen literally wrote the book on pandemics.
Mar 23, 2020
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Overweight & Obesity
Pre-pregnancy overweight may program teen asthma symptoms
Mums who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children to have asthma-like respiratory symptoms during adolescence, suggests research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Health
Outreach through social media can encourage condom use in young adults, study shows
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) prevention messages delivered by Facebook can be effective in promoting condom use among young adults in the short term, a new study has found. Few students and young adults receive comprehensive ...
Oct 9, 2012
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Health
The best hospitals are run by physicians
Top-performing hospitals are typically ones headed by a medical doctor rather than a manager. That is the finding from a new study of what makes a good hospital.
Jul 6, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers map protein-gene interactions involved in Alzheimer's disease
Among the confounding challenges of diagnosing and treating Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the fact that patients with asymptomatic and symptomatic versions of the degenerative condition may share similar neuropathological burdens ...
Jul 24, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study examines potential evolutionary role of 'sexual regret' in human survival and reproduction
In the largest, most in-depth study to date on regret surrounding sexual activity, a team of psychology researchers found a stark contrast in remorse between men and women, potentially shedding light on the evolutionary history ...
Nov 25, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds oral health indirectly influences subjective psychological well-being in older adults
In humans, oral health influences general health and well-being in many ways. Other than reducing the need for oral rehabilitation later in life, maintaining good oral health reduces the risk of several systemic diseases. ...
Jan 30, 2024
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