Medications
FDA panel backs ketamine-like drug for depression
(HealthDay)—An expert panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed a drug for major depressive disorder that is a close relative to ketamine.
Feb 14, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hearing loss announced by protein boom in blood
Blood levels of a special protein found only in the inner ear spike after exposure to loud noise, UConn Health researchers report. The findings point the way to blood tests that could warn people at risk of hearing loss before ...
Jan 07, 2019
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Genetics
A look at how colds and chronic disease affect DNA expression
We're all born with a DNA sequence that encodes (in the form of genes) the very traits that make us, us—eye color, height, and even personality. We think of those genes as unchanging, but in reality, the way they are expressed, ...
Nov 08, 2018
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Neuroscience
Neurons get the beat and keep it going in drumrolls
A neuron firing deep in the brain might sound a little like: Drumroll...cymbal crash! Drumroll...cymbal crash! Repeat. With emphasis on "repeat," according to a new study.
Feb 01, 2018
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Neuroscience
Brain is 10 times more active than previously measured, researchers find
A new UCLA study could change scientists' understanding of how the brain works—and could lead to new approaches for treating neurological disorders and for developing computers that "think" more like humans.
Mar 09, 2017
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Neuroscience
The eyes are the window into the brain
Our eyes are constantly moving, whether we notice or not. They jump from one focus point to another and even when we seem to be focused on one point, the eyes continue to reflexively move. These types of eye movements are ...
Jul 27, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers discover moving, electrically 'silent' source initiates brain waves
Brain waves that spread through the hippocampus are initiated by a method not seen before—a possible step toward understanding and treating epilepsy, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University.
Apr 20, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
El Salvador advises women to delay pregnancies due to virus
Public health officials in El Salvador are advising women to put off pregnancies for the next two years to avoid passing on complications from the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jan 21, 2016
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Ophthalmology
IOP spikes common after cyclophotocoagulation
(HealthDay)—For patients undergoing cyclophotocoagulation, intraocular pressure (IOP) spikes are common in the immediate postoperative period, according to a study published in the December issue of Clinical & Experimental ...
Dec 10, 2015
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Health
Wasting of Indian children during the recession 'linked to food price spikes'
A study co-authored by Oxford researchers says spikes in food prices during the last global recession can be linked with the increase in malnutrition among children in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in 2009.
Jul 08, 2015
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