Sharing spaces: Your brain considers other people’s personal space as your own
Credit: Dr. Wataru Teramoto Peripersonal space (PPS) is an area created by the brain immediately around one's own body parts that is used when interacting...
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Bad news becomes hysteria in crowds, new research shows
Credit: University of Warwick News stories about potential threats become more negative, inaccurate and hysterical when passed from person to person - new University of...
Researchers change clinical practice for infants with diabetes
(The University of Bergen) Infants with diabetes can drop insulin syringes. This will be new clinical practice after a recent study, now published in Lancet...
MD Anderson and nation’s top cancer centers endorse goal of eliminating HPV-related cancers
Credit: MD Anderson Cancer Center Recognizing that vaccination rates for the human papillomavirus (HPV) remain low across the U.S., particularly in Texas, The University of...
Providers preferences may be helpful in reducing inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions
NEW YORK (June 7, 2018) - Physicians are open to receiving information on their antibiotic prescribing patterns, but have specific preference for receiving that information,...
Breaking through a tumor’s defenses
Credit: Image credit: Dr Fabien Garcon, Babraham Institute. Key messages: Researchers identify the dominant immune cells contributing to tumour tolerance by the immune system Silencing...
Understanding how drug reduces confusion in older patients after surgery may lead to better care
CHICAGO - A drug that reduces delirium in postoperative patients may work by preventing the overactivity of certain receptors in brain cells, according to a...
Mayo Clinic joins call for increased screening for HPV-related cancers
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic Cancer Center joined 69 other National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers in calling for increased HPV vaccination and screening to eliminate...
Immunoscore: A test to improve the care and treatment of colon cancer
With Immunoscore, a test devised by a team of researchers from Inserm and Université Paris Descartes and doctors from the Paris AP-HP hospitals, disease progression...
Essential oils to fight bacterial infections
James Cook University scientists have discovered a technique to apply natural plant extracts such as Tea Tree Oil as a coating for medical devices, a...
Deadly behavior-modifying weapon identified in insect-world chemical arms race
Credit: University of East Anglia Scientists probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical weapon used in the arms...
Study: Larger sample sizes needed to increase reproducibility in neuroscience studies
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Small sample sizes in studies using functional MRI to investigate brain connectivity and function are common in neuroscience, despite years of warnings...
Flu virus is protected by mucus when airborne, regardless of humidity
PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2018 - Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs or exhales appear to protect...
Half of hepatitis C patients with private insurance denied life-saving drugs
PHILADELPHIA - The number of insurance denials for life-saving hepatitis C drugs among patients with both private and public insurers remains high across the United...
Insurance denials for new hepatitis C drugs remain high nationwide, study suggests
Highly effective drugs that can cure chronic hepatitis C infection in approximately 95 percent of patients first became available in the U.S. in 2014. But...
