A case of conjunctivitis—also known as pink eye—used to mean a trip to the doctor’s office, antibiotics and keeping your
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Study reveals molecular features of anxiety in the brain
Nearly 40 million people in the U.S. have an anxiety disorder. While treatment options exist, treatment success varies, and many
Continue reading »Stem cell technology offers new insight into motor neuron disease
Scientists at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh have identified a specific type of cell in
Continue reading »Brain waves in mice change based on memory age
Researchers have discovered signatures in brain activity that allow them to tell old and new memories apart. A team at
Continue reading »First map of circular DNA in childhood cancer
Cancer development is associated with the gradual accumulation of DNA defects over time. Thus, cancer is considered an age-related disease.
Continue reading »Are benzodiazepines the new opioids?
Imagine you have the kind of crippling, heart-pounding anxiety where you’re lying sleepless in bed at night, thoughts racing. You
Continue reading »How minds make meaning
Meaning is central to language. But how do we combine the building blocks of thought and language to compose meaning?
Continue reading »Study examines HIV drug’s potential to treat Alzheimer’s
A drug used to treat and prevent HIV/AIDS is showing promise as a potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease, and Vanderbilt
Continue reading »Emergency department study reveals patterns of patients at increased risk for suicide
A new study found that people who presented to California emergency departments with deliberate self-harm had a suicide rate in
Continue reading »Patient-reported outcomes predict aromatase inhibitor adherence
If you want to predict which breast cancer patients will most likely stop taking aromatase inhibitors, check out their own
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