Contagious yawning more closely associated with perceptual sensitivity than empathy
Contagious yawning is a universal phenomenon, but why it happens remains a mystery.
Sep 5, 2017
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Archive: 05/09/2017
Outreach interventions improve colorectal cancer screening
Outreach and notification to patients and physicians improved colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among patients who were not up-to-date or nonadherent with CRC screening, according to two studies published by JAMA.
Sep 5, 2017
Safety, feasibility of PrEP for adolescent men who have sex with men
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) was safe and well-tolerated in a study of adolescent men who have sex with men, although adherence to the daily medication waned and some HIV infections occurred ...
Sep 5, 2017
Change in medical exemptions from immunization after elimination of personal belief exemptions in California
An increase in California in medical exemptions from immunization after elimination of personal belief exemptions suggests that some vaccine-hesitant parents may have located physicians willing to exercise the broader discretion ...
Sep 5, 2017
Recommendations vary for vision screening in young children
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends vision screening at least once in all children 3 to 5 years of age to detect amblyopia (also known as "lazy eye") or its risk factors (a B recommendation); and concludes ...
Sep 5, 2017
The STING of death in T cells
The cells of the innate immune system use a signaling pathway comprising STING (Stimulator of interferon genes) to detect DNA from invading viruses and fight them. However, it is unknown if STING triggers the same or different ...
Sep 5, 2017
Italian doctors baffled after malaria kills four-year old
A four-year old girl has died of malaria after apparently contracting the disease in northern Italy in a case that has perplexed the medical world, doctors said Tuesday.
Sep 5, 2017
