Archive: 26/10/2015

New ASN-GWU report examines key challenges for kidney health workforce

The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) released the latest in series of analyses of the nephrology workforce, which outlines current and future challenges to the specialty. Authored by researchers from the George Washington ...

Oct 26, 2015

New model for hepatitis B helps identify potential new therapeutic approach

A promising new avenue for treating hepatitis B has been reported by researchers at Hiroshima University who have developed a new animal model of the disease.

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Use of benzodiazepines and related drugs common around Alzheimer's diagnosis

Benzodiazepines and related drugs are initiated frequently in persons with Alzheimer's disease already before the diagnosis, and their use becomes even more common after the diagnosis, shows a recent study from the University ...

Oct 26, 2015

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Emotions are key in military intelligence gathering

The U.S. Army Field Manual is the law of the land for intelligence-gathering interrogations and it points to direct questioning as the most effective form. However, a laboratory study led by FIU psychologist Jacqueline R. ...

Oct 26, 2015

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The psychological impacts of mass shootings and violence

College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor Leonard Newman, area director of social psychology, offers expertise on the mass shooting and violence that has gripped the US during the past two decades.

Oct 26, 2015

Researchers report on brain network development in young people

(Medical Xpress)—The understanding of human cognition has accelerated in the last decade thanks to the integration of network concepts derived from complex systems including airline transportation and the structure of the ...

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Is your doctor choosing the right IV?

When we doctors sit down with patients in the hospital, discussions regarding diagnosis and prognosis are routine. For patients who need treatments such as antibiotics or chemotherapy beyond the hospital, our conversations ...

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Valeant board forms committee to look into Philidor ties

Valeant Pharmaceuticals promised a thorough examination of its dealings with a pharmacy that was targeted in a scathing research report last week, though the company on Monday stood by its financial accounting of that relationship.

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New study unravels mystery of why deadly tick disease appears to be surging, yet fatalities have not

A mild disease spread by the aggressive Lone star tick that is now colonizing large swaths of the United States is being mistaken for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, according to a new study from scientists at the U.S. Centers ...

Oct 26, 2015

Sausages, ham cause cancer, red meat 'probably' too: agency (Update)

Sausages, ham and other processed meats cause bowel cancer, and red meat "probably" does too, a UN agency warned Monday, in a potentially heavy blow for the fast-growing livestock industry.

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Archive: 26/10/2015

New ASN-GWU report examines key challenges for kidney health workforce

New model for hepatitis B helps identify potential new therapeutic approach

Use of benzodiazepines and related drugs common around Alzheimer's diagnosis

Emotions are key in military intelligence gathering

The psychological impacts of mass shootings and violence

Researchers report on brain network development in young people

Is your doctor choosing the right IV?

Valeant board forms committee to look into Philidor ties

New study unravels mystery of why deadly tick disease appears to be surging, yet fatalities have not

Sausages, ham cause cancer, red meat 'probably' too: agency (Update)

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