Summary: The brain may inadvertently treat seizures as important memories to be saved. A landmark study suggests that after a seizure, the brain enters a state of deep sleep that mimics memory consolidation. This “seizure-related…
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In a new Johns Hopkins Medicine study, researchers found that male and female patients with early Lyme disease present with different signs of the disease in the symptoms they report, their physical exams, and their laboratory test results. The…
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One of the most innocent things in the world—a dog’s lick—may have had incredibly tragic consequences for 56-year-old UK resident Manjit Sangha. Doctors believe she possibly contracted a nearly fatal infection from her pet…
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After a disaster, population mental health generally improves, but an increase in mental health problems often follows, potentially peaking years later, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Harvard Review of…
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A 13-year study led by the Colorado School of Public Health at the University of Colorado Anschutz reveals why a deadly parasitic infection targeted for elimination in China persisted in some areas even after decades of control. The research,…
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The brain may inadvertently “learn” to have seizures by treating them like important memories to be stored, according to new research from Mayo Clinic. The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, has found that after a seizure, the brain…
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Every day in health clinics across the country, bilingual employees step into exam rooms to help patients and providers understand one another. They translate symptoms, questions, fears and instructions—often without any formal training. These…
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Americans are blowing more than $3.56billion every year on supplements that promise sharper focus, better memory and protection against dementia.
But doctors warn that some of the most popular cheap ‘brain boosters’ on the market could be doing…
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Researchers from several partner institutions of the German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD) have collaborated with international colleagues to develop a new approach for visualizing subtle tissue changes in the pancreas in type 2 diabetes. The…
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Reducing social contact is widely understood to slow disease spread, but because there is no personal health benefit gained from self-isolating, this would seem to require some concern for others. But how much do you have to care about others…
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