Health
Scientists Use Brain Stimulation to Cure Cocaine-Addicted Rats
Drug addiction might someday be cured with a simple treatment to "wake up" a dysfunctional region of the addict's brain. Researchers report they were able to eliminate drug-seeking behavior in cocaine-addicted rats by stimulating a part of their brain known as the prefrontal cortex with laser light. Investigators also discovered they could reverse the effect, turning rodents that were not addicted to cocaine into drug-seekers.
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U.S. Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of It's Budget Cuts
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U.S. ER Workers Often Fail to Ask Suicidal Patients About Access to Guns
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Ahead of World Health Day, UN calls for push to prevent and control hypertension
High blood pressure is the leading risk factor for death in the WHO South-East Asia Region, claiming 1.5 million lives each year.
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U.S. National Institutes of Health study sheds light on how to reset the addicted brain
Could drug addiction treatment of the future be as simple as an on/off switch in the brain? A study in rats has found that stimulating a key part of the brain reduces compulsive cocaine-seeking and suggests the possibility of changing addictive behavior generally. The study, published in Nature, was conducted by scientists at the Intramural Research Program of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, and the University of California, San Francisco.
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Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults
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India's Cancer-Drug Ruling Likely to Have Global Impact
A landmark ruling by India’s high court this week struck down a bid by Swiss drugmaker Novartis to extend patent protection for its cancer drug, Glivec.
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Eat Fish, Live Longer?
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Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits
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Autism Risk Unrelated to Total Vaccine Exposure in Early Childhood
A child’s risk for developing an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not increased by receiving “too many vaccines too soon,” according to a new study published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
Although previous scientific evidence has shown that vaccines do not cause autism, more than 1 in 10 parents refuse or delay vaccinations for their young children. A main safety concern of these parents is the number of vaccines administered, both on a single day and over the course of a child’s first 2 years of life.
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Human Rights
Fostering a More Humane World: The 28th Eurasian Economic Summi
Conscience, Hope, and Action: Keys to Global Peace and Sustainability
Ringing FOWPAL’s Peace Bell for the World:Nobel Peace Prize Laureates’ Visions and Actions
Protecting the World’s Cultural Diversity for a Sustainable Future
Puppet Show I International Friendship Day 2020