A new data network that incorporates real time information on emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients is expected to lead quickly to the development of more accurate classification of disease and enhancement of diagnosis and treatment. These are the conclusions of a new report from the National […]

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have restored normal blood sugar metabolism in diabetic mice using a compound made naturally in the human body. The compound is called nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) which plays a critical role in how cell use energy. The research appears online Oct 4 in Cell Matabolism. All […]

When I first started reading about non-invasive deep electrical stimulation of the brain for memory improvement and treatment of various neurogenic diseases, I thought that this is still the stuff of science fiction. Now I am not so sure. New research is worth examining. Deep brain electrical stimulation has been used to treat the symptoms of […]

Forests of various kinds worldwide are showing signs of severe distress and decline because of rising planet temperature and a lack of water. Millions of acres of forests in Texas burned this summer. The great euphorbia trees of southern Africa are also dying from heat and water stress. These forests and scores of others absorb […]

People who believe they can learn from their mistakes have a different biological and chemical brain reaction to mistakes than people who think that intelligence is fixed. This is the finding of a new study soon to be published in the upcoming issue of the Association for Psychological Science. Jason Moser of Michigan State, one […]

Here is a story, heralded in the Wall Street Journal . Wellpoint a major healthcare organization has hired IBM’s super computer Watson to assist doctors in diagnoses and treatment. see the vide appended here.

Dr. Rachel Berger of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh just completed a study of 422 abused children from mostly lower income families which confirmed what pediatricians have been reporting, that there has been an increase of shaken babies and other forms of abuse causing brain damage. The study was released on line this week in Pediatrics. […]

Out of the night that covers me, Black as the pit from pole to pole, I thank whatever gods may be For my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and […]

With any treatment of chronic disease, speed and precision are both essential. Danish scientists have created a new integrated data mining tool that extracts information from clinician’s notes and genetic info that can reveal links between health problems in a patient that would otherwise seem unrelated. The research report was published on August 25 in […]

Knowing how to deal with stress in the classroom and elsewhere can make a significant difference in performance, according to new research from the University of Chicago. Researchers found the cortisol, a hormone released in response to stress can enhance performance depending on the frame of mind of a student. Students can shange theor ourlooks […]