Us vs. them: Understanding the neurobiology of stereotypes
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Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a Phase 1 clinical trial to...
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research begins phase 1 clinical trial of Marburg vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. - The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) this week administered the first vaccine in a Phase 1 clinical trial to...
Brown medicine, epidemiology professor elected to National Academy of Medicine
Credit: Josiah Rich PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dr. Josiah "Jody" Rich, professor of medicine and epidemiology at Brown University, has been elected to the 2018 class...
Earl Miller wins George A. Miller Prize in Cognitive Neuroscience
Credit: Adrianne Mathiowetz/Picower Institute When MIT neuroscientist Earl Miller was in graduate school at Princeton, he was inspired by the lectures of George A. Miller,...
Big award enables study of small surfaces
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2018) - It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get a result, but it's quite...
Big award enables study of small surfaces
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON - (Oct. 15, 2018) - It's one thing to start a chemical reaction and get a result, but it's quite...
National Academy of Medicine honors three members for outstanding service
WASHINGTON - The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored three members today at its annual meeting for their outstanding service. The honorees are Elaine L....
National Academy of Medicine honors three members for outstanding service
WASHINGTON - The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) honored three members today at its annual meeting for their outstanding service. The honorees are Elaine L....
Ketamine is a safe, effective alternative to opioids in treating acute pain in the ED
Credit: KIRSTY CHALLEN, B.SC., MBCHB, MRES, PH.D., LANCASHIRE TEACHING HOSPITALS, UNITED KINGDOM. DES PLAINES, IL -- Intravenous, low-dose ketamine (LDK) is as effective as intravenous...
Does risk of embryonic malformations outweigh benefits of using SSRIs in pregnant women?
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, October 15, 2018--A comprehensive new review article presents the most current understanding of the role selective...
Researchers find no progress in media representation of nurses over last 20 years
A replication of the 1997 "Woodhull Study on Nursing and the Media" found nurses continue to be underrepresented as sources in heath news stories despite...
Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of brain development, study finds
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA--Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death than vaginally delivered mice in...
Early study results suggest fertility app as effective as modern family planning methods
Credit: Cycle Technologies WASHINGTON (October 15, 2018) - Early results from a first-of-its-kind study suggests that typical use of a family planning app called Dot...
Study points to possible new therapy for hearing loss
Researchers have taken an important step toward what may become a new approach to restore hearing loss. In a new study, out today in the...
