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Depression Could Finally Get as Much Biomedical Attention as Cancer
Research into depression has struggled whereas studies of cancer have thrived. The balance could be shifting
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Snake DNA Left in Bite ID's Serpent Assailant
A first-of-its-kind study finds it’s possible to analyze snake DNA left in a bite victim’s wound to identify the species—and thus the correct antivenom. Dina Fine Maron reports
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'Nil By Mouth' Surgical Tradition Slowly Gives Way
Nil by mouth, they say. But your tongue is so dry it sticks to the roof of your mouth. Your throat is sore from having a breathing tube down it for a couple of hours.
Health
Ebola Strikes a Blow against Pregnant Women and Maternal Care
The lethal virus is killing health care workers and causing ripple effects for pregnant women in west Africa
Health
What Can Be Done with All the Ebola Waste?
An Ebola patient produces up to 40 times more waste than other patients. This and other challenges, including too-small airstrips, complicate the fight against the virus
Health
Melinda Gates Backs Contraception for Healthier, Wealthier Future
Giving the millions of women who need it contraception and pregnancy advice will help avoid illness, disadvantage and poverty for current and future generations, Melinda Gates said on Monday...
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Plan Now for Future Ebola Outbreaks
Diagnostics, vaccines and new drugs could vastly improve the way future Ebola outbreaks manifest in Africa, according to emerging infectious disease expert Jeremy Farrar. Steve Mirsky reports
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Louisiana Scuttles Medical Conference Plans Over Ebola Fears
Organizers of tropical medicine meeting to offer refunds, swap out speakers
Health
Hints of Progress in the Ebola Fight
The number of Ebola cases appear to be dropping in Liberia—but what will it take to stamp out the disease?
Mind & Brain
Neuroscientists Break into the Brain to Expose Its Workings
The brain is a dazzlingly complex web of somewhere around 100 billion neurons, each of which communicates with others through thousands of connections.
Health
Tiny Stomachs Grown in the Lab
The artificial human guts could be used to study diseases and test drug treatments
Mind & Brain
Next-Gen Sequencers Link 100-Plus Genes to Autism
Two new studies demonstrate the promise and pitfalls of the industrial-scale gene-processing technologies that define the meaning of the much-ballyhooed Big Data.
The Sciences
Remembering Jonas Salk on the 100th Anniversary of Polio Vaccine Developer’s Birth
Routine clinical use of his vaccine forestalled the paralysis and death brought by the dreaded illness
Mind & Brain
Brain Stimulation May Alleviate Severe Depression, but Full Recovery Takes Time
This blog is the last in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
Mind & Brain
Simply Shining a Light Can Reveal the Brain's Structure
This blog is the fifth in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
Environment
Indian Vultures Are Dying for Some Good News
When a species experiences catastrophic population declines as high as 99.9 percent, any bit of good news is cause for celebration—even if the news isn’t exactly great.
Health
The Ebola Outbreak: Hopeful News from the Front Lines
The coverage of the Ebola outbreak in West Africa by U.S. media has often seemed unremittingly grim. So it was with some trepidation that I boarded a plane for Sierra Leone.
Health
Why Ebola is a Wake Up for Infection Control
Just as the CDC’s and other experts’ thoughts on Ebola and infection control have evolved with experience, mine have taken a slight twist as well.
Mind & Brain
Can General Anesthesia Trigger Dementia?
Scientists try to untangle the relationship between a temporary effect and a permanent condition
Mind & Brain
The Risks and Rewards of Trancranial Direct Current Stimulation
This blog is the fourth in a series of guest posts on technology and the brain to celebrate Scientific American Mind’s 10-year anniversary.
