
Stroke Study Sparks Call for Revamping Emergency Care Plan
The brain-saving benefits of clot removal are most pronounced with quick intervention
Allison Bond is a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Her writing about science and medicine has appeared in a variety of publications, including The New York Times, Scientific American, Scientific American MIND, Discover magazine, and Reuters Health.
The brain-saving benefits of clot removal are most pronounced with quick intervention
Among the terminally ill, finding solace in the placebo effect
Producing tunes instead of simply listening may make your body more efficient
In her knee-length jumper and cobalt blue tights, Hannah Simpson cuts a neat figure. The vibrant 29-year-old student of osteopathic medicine throws back her thick chestnut-brown hair when she laughs, but she turns serious when talking about her experience as a patient rather than a caregiver...
In medical school, we learn that our job is to help our patients. This point seems so obvious that we take it for granted; we tell ourselves that this is the purpose served by the endless hours in the library and late nights on the wards...
The brain looks for more than beauty when evaluating snapshots
People who find reasons to occupy their time with activity may be happier
Less neuroticism and more extroversion may be at the root of patients' improvement
People who talk in a more melodic way have a stronger bead on social communication
Exposure to waves like those from phones prevented Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Brain scans reveal when a vow will not be honored
A new device may take the guesswork out of prescribing an antidepressant that works
Sacred and secular ideas engage identical areas
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
The body's immune response may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's
AI researchers now aim to improve the usability of programs aimed at assisting doctors in figuring out what is wrong with us
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
An accreditation program could help bring better treatments to patients
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