Archive: 02/01/2018

New brain mapping technique highlights relationship between connectivity and IQ

A new and relatively simple technique for mapping the wiring of the brain has shown a correlation between how well connected an individual's brain regions are and their intelligence, say researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Jan 2, 2018

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Johannesburg suffocates in shadow of mine dumps

"Look at my spinach. That is the sand from the mine. The yellow one in the soil—it's destroying everything," said Thabo Ngubane as he tended his small allotment in Soweto.

Jan 2, 2018

Algeria breast cancer survivors shunned as 'half-women'

As if losing a breast to cancer was not traumatic enough, Algerian mother-of-three Linda was then spurned by her husband for being "mutilated" and a "half-woman".

Jan 2, 2018

Risk-based lung cancer screening may save more lives than current USPSTF guidelines

Lung cancer screening based on individual risk has the potential to save more lives than current recommendations by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Jan 2, 2018

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Archive: 02/01/2018

New brain mapping technique highlights relationship between connectivity and IQ

Johannesburg suffocates in shadow of mine dumps

Algeria breast cancer survivors shunned as 'half-women'

Risk-based lung cancer screening may save more lives than current USPSTF guidelines

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