An international research team led by scientists from MedUni Vienna's Center for Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering identified the nucleus accumbens, a core structure in the basal forebrain, as the central area for the Aha!-moment
The importance of early resuscitation in critical illness is well described. Admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) outside daytime hours has been shown to be variably associated with increased morbidity and mortality. They aimed to describe the characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to the ICU after hours (22:00–06:59 h) in a large Canadian health region. They further hypothesized that the association between afterhours admission and mortality would be modified by indicators of strained ICU capacity.
A study is to investigate inter-individual differences of parabonauts on the basis of the quality of adaptation to the physical demands of parabolic flights. Evidence from extreme environments suggests that there are relationships between difficulties of adaptation and psychological factors such as personality. In the framework of microgravity research on humans
The study conducted to compare the differential diagnostic values of 18F-Alfatide II PET/CT between tuberculosis and lung cancer patients and in patients with sarcoidosis and common inflammation
No randomized trial has directly compared the efficacy of prolonged infant antiretroviral prophylaxis versus maternal antiretroviral therapy (mART) for prevention of mother-to-child transmission throughout the breastfeeding period.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMP) in crustacean, anti-lipopolysaccharide factors (ALFs) have broad-spectrum antimicrobial activities. In the present study, the researchers identified four ALF genes, EcALF2-5, from the ridgetail prawn Exopalaemon carinicauda.
According to the latest research, contrary to what many people believe, women don't freeze their eggs for career reasons. They freeze them because they need more time to find a suitable partner, to avoid future regret and to prevent engaging in what we have called "panic partnering"
According to researchers, a new automated text messaging service may curb opioid abuse and reduce the likelihood of relapse while also decreasing treatment costs. The service provides automated text messages and phone calls to patients being treated for opioid addiction. Such messages ask patients if they're feeling OK or struggling with potential relapse. Patients also can activate a panic button for immediate help. The study was published in NEJM Catalyst.
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have now identified five best practices to reduce unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, which they describe as "unplanned acute care" that can be debilitating to the patient and needlessly drive up costs.These strategies, reported in the Journal of Oncology Practice can improve healthcare quality in oncology.
A new study, published in the journal Hypertension, suggests that older adults who take a novel antioxidant that targets mitochondria, have seen the aging of their blood vessels reverse by the equivalent of 15-20 years within just six weeks.
A Mayo Clinic study finds no evidence that children given anaesthesia before their third birthdays have lower IQs than those who did not have it. A more complex picture emerges among people who had anaesthesia several times as small children: Although their intelligence is comparable, they score modestly lower on tests measuring fine motor skills, and their parents are more likely to report behavioural and learning problems. The study was published in Anesthesiology.
The diagnosis and treatment of multiple myeloma, cancer affecting plasma cells, forces patients to suffer through a painful bone biopsy. During that procedure, doctors insert a bone-biopsy needle through an incision to get a bone marrow sample.