Will drug firms cash in on our Covid anxiety? Experts fear vast numbers of people will end up on antidepressants they don’t need Here’s how to help people impacted by Covid-19 As if the Covid-19 pandemic wasn’t enough, unprecedented numbers of people are suffering emotional fallout from isolation, money worries and fear of coronavirus infection, leaving Britain facing a tidal […]
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Effective use of revenue cycle management technology demands that CIOs, CFOs and other healthcare leaders communicate well and work together to ensure peak conditions for their rev cycle systems. Poor RCM performance can mean lost revenue, which is the last thing any healthcare organization wants. In this special report, five revenue cycle technology experts – from Experian Health, Myndshft Technologies, […]
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A new study confirms the legend that dogs rescue people they care about. Many of us enjoy the special bond that occurs between humans and dogs. We are two different species with different instincts and goals, and yet, the connections that we make with our canines can be deep. Dogs’ loyalty to their owners is legendary, and there are countless […]
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Adult-born neurons keep growing and contributing to brain flexibility long after neurogenesis declines, according to research in rats published in JNeurosci. The dentate gyrus, a brain region involved in distinguishing memories, creates new neurons during adulthood—that much is clear. What remains unclear is how long adult neurogenesis takes place and how many neurons it creates. However, humans may not need […]
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In a comprehensive study, researchers from the Rijli group found that a single Hox transcription factor expressed in a group of neurons of the pontine nucleus—the cerebral cortex most important brainstem relay to the cerebellum—determines the wiring onto these neurons of specific cortical neurons. These findings further our understanding of the molecular logic underlying complex corticocerebellar circuit assembly. As the […]
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Caution must be used when implementing the recently launched Safer Baby Bundle, so that population-level reductions in the stillbirth rate are not offset by healthcare-induced harm to healthy babies, according to the authors of a Perspective published online today by the Medical Journal of Australia. The Safer Baby Bundle is a national program that aims to reduce stillbirth in Australia […]
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Patients with low income have a higher risk of death following surgery for lung cancer compared with patients with high income. The association remains even after taking prevalence of common comorbidities, and other factors that are known to influence the risk of death, into account. This is according to a study published in the journal Thorax by researchers at Karolinska […]
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Bowel cancer is one of the most common cancers to be diagnosed in the UK. You should consider speaking to a doctor if you notice that you’re making more trips to the toilet than normal. Bowel cancer is a general term for any cancer that develops in the large bowel, and it may sometimes be known as colon or rectal […]
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Confidence is a tricky thing. You no doubt have it often enough, but no one can be on 100 percent of the time (even Beyoncé). While it’s normal to have occasional self-doubt about how you look in an outfit or whether you impressed your boss with that major work presentation, the bedroom is one place where you want to feel […]
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Why some people age faster than others What exactly happens in the aging? The ability to eliminate waste proteins seems to be both the aging of the brain, as well as on the entire life-span impact. An international research team acquired a new fundamental insights about the process of aging. Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute for age research decrypted, a process […]
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