Researchers from the University of Oxford, along with partners from five institutions around the world, have identified the human antibodies that prevent the malaria parasite from entering blood cells, which may be…
A shift from brain systems controlling reward-driven use to habit-driven use differentiates heavy cannabis users who are addicted to the drug from users who aren’t, according to a study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and…
One of the most successful interventions in reducing infectious disease worldwide, vaccination, still has limited effectiveness in protecting one group of patients – newborn infants. Now a study based at the Ragon…
Previous research has suggested that some contraceptive methods may increase women’s susceptibility to HIV. However, all three forms of contraception trialled were safe and highly effective, supporting their continued and increased access…
A University of Houston engineer is reporting in eNeuro that a brain-computer interface, a form of artificial intelligence, can sense when its user is expecting a reward by examining the interactions between single-neuron activities…
Scientists have identified nearly 400 established medical practices that have been found to be ineffective by clinical studies published across three top medical journals. Writing in eLife, the team hope their findings…
In a search for clues to what may delay or prevent Alzheimer’s disease, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report that smarter, more educated people aren’t protected from the disease, but do get a…
Surgery is the only way to stop seizures in 30 percent of patients with focal drug-resistant epilepsy. A new study finds that inducing seizures before surgery may be a convenient and cost-effective…
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A five-year study at Boston Children’s Hospital reports success with a program it started in 2013 to bring much-needed behavioral health services directly into primary care pediatricians’ offices. As reported today in Pediatrics,…
Using data from privately-insured adults, new findings from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston revealed that there is a lower level of opioids prescribed in states that have allowed the…
