Oncology & Cancer
Can colorectal cancer be prevented?
Regular screening is one of the most important ways to prevent colorectal cancer (colon and rectal).
Dec 8, 2022
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Surgery
New guidance to prevent the tragedy of unrecognized esophageal intubation
Esophageal intubation describes the unintended insertion of a breathing tube into the esophagus (the tube leading to the stomach) instead of the windpipe (trachea). If this is not promptly recognized it causes brain damage ...
Aug 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtually guided exposure therapy improves outcomes in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder: preliminary study
Virtually guided prolonged exposure therapy reduced post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms more effectively than prolonged exposure alone in a pilot study of 40 civilians and veterans. The study was conducted at the ...
Dec 15, 2021
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Surgery
Robotically assisted surgical device authorized for transvaginal hysterectomy
A novel robotically assisted surgical device for transvaginal hysterectomy has received marketing authorization approval, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.
Mar 3, 2021
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Neuroscience
Controlling your home with the power of thought
Walking across the room to switch on a light—such a simple everyday activity involves enormously complex computations by the brain as it requires interpretation of the scene, control of the gait and planning upcoming movements ...
May 6, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What we see affects what we feel
Chronic back pain is reduced when people watch a real-time video of their back for a short time. Watching it also increases the effectiveness of therapies such as massage. This has been shown by studies conducted by the team ...
Feb 25, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brains work in sync during music therapy
For the first time researchers have been able to demonstrate that the brains of a patient and therapist become synchronised during a music therapy session, a breakthrough that could improve future interactions between patients ...
Jul 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Don't believe everything psychologists tell you about memory
Over the past couple of decades, there has been an explosion of research into "false memories," showing that our memory can be subtly altered by a variety of internal and external factors. Many psychologists think the public ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Health
Lab studies the science of picky eating
As any parent will tell you, there is an art to getting kids to eat vegetables. For Catherine Forestell, it is also a science.
Nov 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
What do your earliest childhood memories say about you?
We experience thousands of events across childhood, and yet as adults we recall only a handful. Some might be "firsts" (our first ice cream, our first day at school), or significant life events (the birth of a sibling, moving ...
Aug 21, 2018
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