A team of researchers from Tübingen and Israel uncovers how brain structures can maintain function and stable dynamics even in unusual conditions. Their results might lay the foundations for better understanding and treating conditions like epilepsy and autism. The neurons in brain are connected with each other, forming small functional units called neural circuits. A neuron that is connected to […]
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Domestic violence is rarely out of the news and increasingly the term ‘coercive control’ is in the spotlight. A QUT Ph.D. researcher and psychologist is looking for volunteers for a program tackling what he says is the primary mechanism that helps erode a victim’s sense of self and agency. Dave Misso says while both men and women may engage in […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron will consult with doctors and scientists advising his government on the coronavirus pandemic, a government official said, after he suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine as infection rates soar in parts of France. Macron has resisted the calls from some senior medics and epidemiologists for a third nationwide lockdown in […]
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new, next-generation combined oral contraceptive (COC) containing estetrol (E4) 15 mg and drospirenone (DRSP) 3 mg has less impact on endocrine markers, including lower increases in hormone-binding globulins, compared with COCs that include ethinyl-estradiol (EE), new research indicates. The limited endocrine effects of the E4/DRSP COC are “very reassuring,” Dr. Andrew London, assistant professor […]
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President Joe Biden’s goal of providing health care for more Americans advanced this week with his signing of an economic stimulus package that includes subsidies for health insurance premiums and new incentives for states to expand Medicaid, as well as the potential confirmation of Xavier Becerra as secretary of Health and Human Services. But as the current administration works to […]
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An extract of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine works as a reversible oral contraceptive in male mice and monkeys, researchers say. Triptonide, extracted from the herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F, did not appear to cause any side effects in the animals, said Wei Yan, MD, PhD, an investigator at the Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, […]
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(Reuters Health) – A wide range of nonpharmacological interventions may be effective for pediatric migraine, a systematic review and meta-analysis suggests. Researchers examined data from 12 randomized controlled trials that included 576 children and adolescents with migraine who received interventions such as self-administered treatments, biofeedback, relaxation, and psychological therapy, tenormin overdose or who joined control groups that received psychological placebo […]
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A new study in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, published by Oxford University Press, finds that the use of high-strength nicotine e-cigarettes can help adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders quit smoking. Some 60-90% of people with schizophrenia smoke cigarettes, compared to 15-24% of the general population. The researchers from the University of Catania, in collaboration with colleagues from City University of […]
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Just one year after the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic, three COVID-19 vaccines are available in the United States, and more than 2 million Americans are receiving shots each day. Americans are eager to get back to business as usual, but experts caution that opening the economy prematurely could allow a potential resurgence of the […]
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Bindi Irwin is looking forward to the arrival of her baby girl. On Monday, the pregnant Crikey! It's the Irwins star, 22, shared a sweet photo with husband Chandler Powell, mom Terri and brother Robert on her Instagram, writing in the caption, "Waiting for Baby Wildlife Warrior to arrive.💕" In the picture, Bindi and her mother cradle her baby bump as the rest of the […]
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