In 59 studies, interventions led to improved healthIf prisoners received better health care while behind bars and after release, both their health and the community’s health would improve, new…
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Improving inmate health can lead to better community health and safety
February 27, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Study finds hormone therapy in transgender adults safe
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In the most comprehensive review to date addressing the relative safety of hormone therapy for transgender persons, researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that…
Economic crisis ‘may explain rise in suicide rates among middle-aged adults’
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A new study suggests the dramatic rise in suicide rates among middle-aged adults since 1999 could be explained by the economic recession of 2007-09.
Method for mapping neuron clusters developed
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A method for identifying clusters of neurons that work in concert to guide the behavior has been developed by researchers. Their findings address a long-standing mystery about the organization of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) — one of the most recently …
Intermediary neuron acts as synaptic cloaking device
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A specific type of neuron might be thwarting researchers’ efforts at mapping the connectome by temporarily cloaking the synapses that link a wide field of neurons, report scientists. The researchers found that somatostatin cells send out a signal — mu…
Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
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Investigators have discovered two groups of neurons that play key roles in social interactions between primates — one that is activated when deciding whether to cooperate with another individual and another group involved in predicting what the other …
Protein pathway involved in brain tumor stem cell growth identified
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Glioblastomas are a highly aggressive type of brain tumor, with few effective treatment options. Researchers are one step closer to understanding glioblastoma development following the identification of a key protein signaling pathway involved in brain…
Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
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Scientists have discovered that beliefs can regulate the effects of nicotine on the human brain. Two identical cigarettes led to a new discovery. Study participants inhaled nicotine, yet they showed significantly different brain activity. Why the diffe…
Twin study lends new insights into link between back pain and depression
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Genetic factors help to explain the commonly found association between low back pain and depression, suggests a large study of twins. Genetic factors affecting both conditions may be involved in the association between back pain and depression, accordi…
Optogenetic stimulation of the brain to control pain demonstrated in study
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New research reveals for the first time how a small area of the brain can be optically stimulated to control pain. Researchers found that by using specific frequency of light to modulate a very small region of the brain called the anterior cingulate co…
