Archive: 22/02/2018
New insights on the neurobiology of dying
A new Annals of Neurology study provides insight into the neurobiology of dying. For the study, investigators performed continuous patient monitoring following Do Not Resuscitate - Comfort Care orders in patients with devastating ...
Feb 22, 2018
Discovery could speed clinical translation of stem cell therapies
A team of scientists from the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the Charles C. Gates Center for Regenerative Medicine at CU Anschutz has reported a more efficient approach to reprogramming a patient's diseased ...
Feb 22, 2018
Antidepressant response within hours? Experts weigh evidence on ketamine as fast-acting treatment for depression
Recent studies suggest that ketamine, a widely used anesthetic agent, could offer a wholly new approach to treating severe depression—producing an antidepressant response in hours rather than weeks. Two reviews of recent ...
Feb 22, 2018
Biomarker, clues to possible therapy found in novel childhood neurogenetic disease
Researchers studying a rare genetic disorder that causes severe, progressive neurological problems in childhood have discovered insights into biological mechanisms that drive the disease, along with early clues that an amino ...
Feb 22, 2018
Study finds language, achievement benefits of universal early childhood education
Universal child care that starts as early as age one improves language skills for young children, especially those from low-income families, according to a study of Norway's child care system by a team of researchers led ...
Feb 22, 2018