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- US Suicide Rates Increase
November 3, 2016 | 5:32 pmVery limited access to inpatient care is likely a contributing factor for the increasing US suicide rate. In 2014, suicide was the second-leading cause of death for people aged between 10 and 34 years and the tenth-leading cause of death for all age groups. [More…]
- Crumbling Boundaries Between Patients and Doctors
August 24, 2016 | 10:06 amConnecting with patients has taken on new urgency as physicians are now judged on their ability to make patients happy, via satisfaction surveys like the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS). But as any experienced physician knows, relaxing the professional boundaries that are so necessary to establishing an effective provider-patient relationship can be problematic. [More]
- Bicycling Away Type 2 Diabetes
July 12, 2016 | 3:54 pmA Danish study of 50,000 men and women between 50 and 65 years old found that those who biked routinely were less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. And, the more time the participants spent cycling, the lower their risk for type 2 diabetes. [More…]
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Preventive Neuroradiology in Brain Aging and Cognitive Decline
A new review published online in American Journal of Neuroradiology highlights the concept that cognitive decline can be identified early and prevented by applying quantitative brain imaging techniques. [More]
First Guidelines for Amyloid Imaging in Alzheimer’s Released
Published today, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) and the Alzheimer’s Association have jointly published the first criteria for the appropriate use of this imaging technology to aid in the diagnosis of people with suspected Alzheimer’s disease. … Continue reading
Research Shows How the Human Brain Adapts to Injury
A study published in Cerebral Cortex, demonstrates that when one brain area loses functionality, a “back-up” group of secondary brain areas immediately activate, replacing not only the unavailable area but also its collateral areas. Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University’s Center … Continue reading
Brain Regions Involved in Transition From Acute to Chronic Pain
Neuroscience researchers have been searching for years using imaging studies to find changes in brain structure and function that correlate with persistent pain. A recent study in Nature Neuroscience studied patients (n=40) with subacute back pain (SBP) lasting 4–16 weeks, … Continue reading
The Brain Organizes Objects by Size
Previously unknown to neuroscientists, how the brain organizes object representation or perceives and identifies different objects has been a mystery. A new study in Neuron, by MIT researchers, has discovered that the brain organizes objects based on their physical size, … Continue reading
Internet Addiction and Brain White Matter
Research on Internet Addiction from China and published in PLoS ONE, compared brain scans of 18 teenagers diagnosed with Internet addiction with those of 18 non-addicted teenagers found differences in white matter density in numerous brain regions.[More…]