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Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Study: One-Fifth of Neurologists Are Unaware of Epilepsy Drug Risks
John Hopkins researchers have found that 20 percent of neurologists in the United States seem unaware of the serious drug safety risks posed by the use of various anti-epilepsy drugs. The study suggests that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should …
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Study: Most Herniated Discs Result from Avulsion, Not Rupture
According to a study reported in Spine, herniated discs in the lower spine often are the result of separation of the tissue between the disc and spinal bone -- not the rupture of the disc itself. The finding suggests that surgeons may need to address …
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Monday, August 26, 2013
UC San Diego Receives $3 Million Grant to Track Cognitive Development of Preterm Children
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Institute of Child Health and Human Development (part of the National Institutes of Health) is giving the University of California, San Diego, a five-year, $3 million grant to fund a longitudinal study tracking the development …
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Study Debunks Myth of Right-Brained, Left-Brained Personality Types
The oft-told labels of being right-brained (logical, detail-oriented, analytical) and left-brained (creative, thoughtful, subjective) have pervaded personality assessments for years. However, research from neuroscientists at the University of Utah suggests …
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Friday, August 23, 2013
Treatment Options for Multiple Sclerosis Are Expanding
According to a review article in Neurologic Clinics, multiple sclerosis (MS) patients are seeing an expansion of new treatment options, including a number of drugs that appear to be more effective than those introduced in the 1990s. Additionally, the …
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Study: Anxiety State Before Pain Surgery May Influence Risk for Chronic Pain
Research reported in the Journal of Pain reveals that a combination of anxiety and pain magnification can increase a patient's risk of developing chronic pain. The study noted that a patient's anxiety state is predictive of significant post-surgical …
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Thursday, August 22, 2013
Ethics Experts: For Doctors, Separating Professional and Personal Identity Online is “Impossible”
Social media provides a new context for the age-old debate about the maintenence of a doctor's professional identity. Psychiatry and ethics sxperts at Johns Hopkins University have addressed guidelines recently released by the American College of Physicians …
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Scientists Identify Significant Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia
A study of Swedish men identifies nine risk factors for cases of dementia that presents in patients under 65 years old. Known as young-onset dementia (YOD), the condition is linked to inherited genetic mutations in families, and the discovery of additional …
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Researchers: Checklist is No Magic Bullet in Patient Safety
A study conducted by two researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Leicester suggests that the use of a checklist as a patient safety measure may not be as effective in curbing "never events" as originally thought. In assessing …
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Study: Brain’s Network of Flexible Hubs Help People Adapt
Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis have found evidence that sections of the brain contain flexible hubs that arrange for the brain's response to novel challenges. Likening the flexible hubs to an internet router, the study's lead author …
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