October 7, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
In a study exploring racial bias and how people use their mind’s-eye image of an imagined person’s size to represent someone as either threatening or high-status, researchers found that people envisioned men with stereotypically black names as bigger a…
October 7, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Head injury patients do not benefit from a therapy that involves cooling their bodies to reduce brain swelling, research has found. Doctors say the therapy may increase patients’ risk of death and disability and should not be used to treat traumatic br…
October 7, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
On October 5, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Aristada (aripiprazole lauroxil) extended release injection to treat adults with schizophrenia.
October 7, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have found that activating the pleasure and reward receptors in the brain could provide the ‘reward’ of dangerous drugs without having to consume those drugs.
October 6, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Responding appropriately to the smell of food or the scent of danger can mean life or death to a fruit fly, and brain circuits are in place to make sure the fly gets it right. A research team has identified an important component in these circuits: the…
October 6, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Repeating aloud boosts verbal memory, especially when you do it while addressing another person.
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Scientists have discovered why certain immune responses, which typically help cells recognize and fight viral and bacterial infections, can sometimes be harmful to the brain. Many brain disorders involve the death of neurons, or nerve cells, but how th…
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Study suggests that soldiers at high risk for perpetrating severe violent crimes can be identified using big data predictive analyticsWorkplace violence perpetrated by military personnel is a…
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More than half are emotionally exhausted, feel low personal accomplishment, says Henry Ford Hospital studyMore than half of nurses who work with organ transplant patients in the United States…
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Seniors who rarely see their friends or family are at almost twice the risk for depression, and regular written or telephone contact fails to offset this risk, a new study finds.
