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Forgetting to learn: Making room in the brain
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHuman memory is a complex, brainwide process that is essential to who we are. Experts say once you've learned to ride a bicycle or drive a car or swim, you never forget. But surprisingly, new research suggests that while learning, the brain is actively trying to forget.
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3-D-printed ear creates hope for organ transplants
Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied HealthcareResearchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina used a 3-D printer to fabricate human baby-sized ear structures and successfully implanted them beneath the skin of mice. Within two months, blood vessels and cartilage began to grow in the ear structures, which had maintained their shape. The scientists presented their work recently in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
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Historic meeting highlights positive, negative effects of marijuana
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored "Marijuana and Cannabinoids: A Neuroscience Research Summit," which was held March 22-23 in Bethesda, Maryland. This conference was the first meeting of its kind with a such a strong commitment and federal representation.
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Optimism abounds with new Massachusetts opioid laws
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIf optimism alone was enough to solve the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, it would appear the battle is almost won. Like many other states across the country, Massachusetts has an opioid addiction and overdose problem, with estimates of up to four deaths every day resulting from misuse.
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Studies: Women really do have more sensitive hearts than men
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareAccording to French author Henri B. Stendhal, "Since I am a man, my heart is three or four times less sensitive, because I have three or four times as much power of reason and experience of the world — a thing which you women call hard-heartedness." Stendhal may have been more astute than even he knew.
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APRNs and geriatric primary care: A golden opportunity
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationWith superlative clinical preparation grounded in time-tested nursing skills of assessment, diagnosis, communication and patient support, advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) are in an excellent position to powerfully impact the availability of high-quality primary care to a rapidly aging population.
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CDC, FDA take action to curb opioid abuse
Katina Hernandez PharmaceuticalThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidance on the prescribing of opioids for chronic pain in an effort to combat the national prescription painkiller epidemic. The new guidelines mark the first time the CDC has made comment on these prescribing procedures and acknowledged the role of physicians in the overprescribing of opioids.
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Food for the aging brain: Re‑energizing with pyruvate
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareDeterioration of the brain sneaks up on most of us. Some people may notice a modest decline in their ability to learn new things and retrieve information, such as remembering names. They may perform worse on complex tasks of attention, learning and memory than would a younger person.
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Research brings new hope for pediatric brain tumors
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareChildhood brain tumors are the second-most frequent malignancy of childhood and the most common form of solid tumor. Tumors of the central nervous system comprise 22 percent of all malignancies occurring among children up to 14 years of age and 10 percent of tumors occurring among 15-19-year-olds.
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Researchers: Major shift needed in approach to Alzheimer’s disease
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareSeveral researchers within the field of Alzheimer's disease (AD) expressed their opinion regarding the role of microbes in the development of the disease in the recent issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. These voices cannot be ignored given that 33 professionals contributed, and these experts represent 10 different countries.
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