NeuroscienceSeptember 27, 2016
Stroke Study Sparks Call for Revamping Emergency Care Plan
The brain-saving benefits of clot removal are most pronounced with quick intervention
Stories by Allison Bond
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.
HealthDecember 7, 2015
Sometimes It's Okay to Give Patients a Treatment with No Proved Medical Benefits
Among the terminally ill, finding solace in the placebo effect
BiologyMay 1, 2014
Sing Your Way to Fitness
Producing tunes instead of simply listening may make your body more efficient
February 20, 2014
For Transgender People, a Good Doctor is Hard to Find
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.
November 13, 2013
Caring for the Patient When the Patient Doesn’t Care
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.
Mind & BrainNovember 1, 2011
Photos with Strange or Funny Details Deemed Most Memorable
The brain looks for more than beauty when evaluating snapshots
Mind & BrainNovember 1, 2010
People Like to Keep Busy
People who find reasons to occupy their time with activity may be happier
Mind & BrainSeptember 1, 2010
Depression Drugs Affect Personality
Less neuroticism and more extroversion may be at the root of patients' improvement
The SciencesJuly 1, 2010
Sing-Song Speakers Score Highly on Measures of Empathy
People who talk in a more melodic way have a stronger bead on social communication
TechnologyMay 1, 2010
Broken Promises
Brain scans reveal when a vow will not be honored
TechnologyMay 1, 2010
Could Cell Phone Radiation Protect Memory?
Exposure to waves like those from phones prevented Alzheimer’s disease in mice
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2010
Belief in the Brain
Sacred and secular ideas engage identical areas
TechnologyMarch 1, 2010
Divining the Right Drug
A new device may take the guesswork out of prescribing an antidepressant that works
Mind & BrainMarch 1, 2010
Calendar: MIND events in March and April
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
HealthJanuary 12, 2010
Reality Checkup: Medical Artificial Intelligence Still a Hard Sell in the Clinic
AI researchers now aim to improve the usability of programs aimed at assisting doctors in figuring out what is wrong with us
HealthJanuary 1, 2010
Bringing Science Policies to Clinical Psychology
An accreditation program could help bring better treatments to patients
Mind & BrainJanuary 1, 2010
Immune Response May Worsen Alzheimer's
The body's immune response may speed up memory loss in Alzheimer's
Mind & BrainJanuary 1, 2010
Calendar: MIND events in January and February
Museum exhibits, conferences and events relating to the brain
Mind & BrainJanuary 1, 2010
Doctoring the Mind: Is Our Current Treatment of Mental Illness Really Any Good?
Reviews and recommendations from the January/February 2010 issue of Scientific American MIND