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PubMed Articles
In this work it is presented a new model for accurate calculation of binary diffusivities (D12) of solutes infinitely diluted in gas, liquid and supercritical solvents. It is based on a Lennard-Jones...
Cognitive impairment is one of the most common neurological disorders in neuro-oncological patients and exerts a deep negative impact on quality of life interfering with familiar, social and career-re...
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder: A Development Pilot Series.
Background: Randomized controlled trials have established that individual cognitive therapy based on the Clark and Wells (1995) model is an effective treatment for social anxiety disorder that is supe...
Upon joining a new social category, group members strive to establish and maintain high social identification. Thus far, we know relatively little about the cognitive underpinnings of social identific...
Findings that a subgroup of children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have linguistic capabilities that resemble specific language impairment (SLI) have led some authors to hypothesise that ASD...
Cognitive training in schizophrenia: golden age or wild west?
Due to the complicated media, monitoring proteases in real physiological environments is still a big challenge. Bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) is one of the promising techniques but...
Chemotherapy-induced prospective memory impairment in patients with breast cancer.
OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate the event-based prospective memory (EBPM) and time-based prospective memory (TBPM) in chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in patients with breast cance...
OBJECTIVE: Anorexia nervosa (AN) has been associated with weak central coherence (CC) and weak set shifting (SS). The main aim of this study was to examine possible differences between restrictive AN...
Inferior frontal cortex modulation with an acute dose of heroin during cognitive control.
Impairments in inhibitory control and in stimulus-driven attention are hallmarks of drug addiction and are associated with decreased activation in the right inferior frontal gyrus (IFG). Although prev...
News Articles
Eps8 controls dendritic spine density and synaptic plasticity through its actin-capping activity
Eps8 controls dendritic spine density and synaptic plasticity through its actin-capping activityReduced Eps8 levels in brains of autism patients correlate with impaired spine morphogenesis and cogniti...
Smith Healthy Coffee: Announcing Health & Financial Changes in 2013
Coffee With a Healthy Twist is Changing the Lives of Many. Reno, NV (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Creating positive changes in the areas of health and finances in 2013 is the recent announcement of a Healthy...
PSA Testing: Have We Learned From Our Errors?
After many years of excessive screening for prostate cancer, new AUA guidelines are more closely aligned with the evidence, says Dr. Gerald Chodak. Medscape Urology
BrainTrain, Inc., announces the release of four new computerized “brain gyms” for adults. BrainTrain’s Memory and Attention Gyms can be used in conjunction with easy-to-use brainwave biofeedback...
Study provides new evidence that genetic risk for schizophrenia associated with lower IQ
The relationship between the heritable risk for schizophrenia and low intelligence has not been clear. Schizophrenia is commonly associated with cognitive impairments that may cause functional disabil...
Forget apples - lifting weights and doing cardio can also keep the doctors away, according a new study by researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Instit...
Dispensing errors tops Government board agenda
Decriminalisation of dispensing errors is top of the agenda for the Government board set up to review medicines legislation, it confirmed following its inaugural meeting. The 23-member rebalancing...
BMJ safety award for pharmacy-led project
A medicines reconciliation project run by a multidisciplinary team at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital was the winner in the "Improvement in patient safety" category at the BMJ awards...
New PID Temperature Controllers Announced by Oven Industries Inc.
Oven Industries offers three new types of PID temperature controllers: AC load control, DC load control and AC/DC custom solutions. Mechanicsburg, PA (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Oven Industries, Inc. has be...
New Nimodipine Formulation Aimed At Reducing Fatal Medication Errors
Nymalize, an oral formulation of brain hemorrhage treatment nimodipine, aims to minimize serious risks associated with incorrect administration of older forms of the drug.
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Companies
Physician Therapeutics is a division of Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and sells prescription medical foods to physi...
Established in 2008, Neuronix has developed a non-invasive technology-based treatment of brain conditions and their related symptoms, with a focus on Alzheimer's Disease (âAD...
Lumos Labs is the cognitive neuroscience research and development company behind Lumosity.com, the #1 destination for healthy online brain training with over 7 million members. Th...
DiagnosisONE (D1) provides an unparalleled breadth and depth of clinical decision support and analytics solutions to the healthcare industry. Leveraging the world's largest librar...
EmSense, the world leader in quantitative neurometrics, applies EEG and other bio-sensory measurements to understand consumersâ emotional and cognitive engagement with...
Based on expertise gained by supporting over 500,000 surgeries, WebOps LLC helps medical device manufacturers and distributors accurately schedule and manage surgical cases to tig...
Pamlab, L.L.C., founded in 1957, is a fully integrated pharmaceutical company specializing in medical foods indicated for the nutritional support of specific disease states includ...
Cappella, Inc. is a medical device company that develops novel solutions for the treatment of complex coronary artery disease (CAD) focused on protecting the coronary sidebranch a...
S.E.A. Medical Systems Inc. is a private healthtech company that pioneers smart solutions for the safe manufacture, preparation, delivery, and disposal of intravenous and other li...
Maine Standards Company, LLC, is located in Windham, Maine. Maine Standards Company manufactures VALIDATE® test kits for over 80 analytes, including general chemistries, urine...
Clinical Trials
CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder Delivered by School Counselors
This 5-year study addresses the unmet needs of adolescents with social phobia through the testing of a 12-week cognitive-behavioral, school-based group intervention delivered by trained sc...
Study assessing cognitive function and physical activity in people with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis.
The overall goal of the proposed project is: (1) to perform a preliminary study to determine optimal galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) settings based on performance of one cognitive te...
Physical Activity and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Panic Disorder
Physical activity (treadmill) supports the effect of cognitive behavioural therapy in patients with panic disorder with/without agoraphobia
Deep brain stimulation has been developed as a substitute for the classical lesioning methods previously used in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Recent, anecdotal cases reports...
Both pharmacotherapeutic and psychosocial interventions have domenstrated efficacy for PTSD. However, although these interventions can be helpful, many patients remain symptomatic despite...
Low cobalamin (vitamin B12) levels are frequent in the elderly. Most often they reflect a mild metabolic abnormality without clinical symptoms (subclinical cobalamin deficiency). It is unc...
CBT as an Adjunct to SRIs in the Treatment of BDD
The research project is a controlled pilot study of the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) as an adjunct to serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) pharmacotherapy in body dysmorphi...
Randomized clinical study of two CAM therapies, 1) Reiki and 2) Relaxation Response Therapy with Cognitive Restructuring counseling (RRT with CR), compared to an education-only control arm...
Project:Intensive Habilitation (PIH)
The purpose of this study is to document that taking part in this program is beneficial for the child, its parents and local professionals. The study hypothesis are: Intensive trai...
Videos
Cognitive Biases and the Authority of Science
http://www.criticalthinkeracademy.com In this episode I talk about the relevance of cognitive biases for understanding how science works. I argue that, once ...
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Post-concussion Syndrome
The organic and psychogenic disturbances observed after closed head injuries (HEAD INJURIES, CLOSED). Post-concussion syndrome includes subjective physical complaints (i.e. headache, dizziness), cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes. These disturbances can be chronic, permanent, or late emerging.
Steroid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Errors in metabolic processing of STEROIDS resulting from inborn genetic mutations that are inherited or acquired in utero.
Papio Papio
A species of baboon in the family CERCOPITHECIDAE, often used as an animal model for cognitive studies.
Corneal Surgery, Laser
Surgical techniques on the CORNEA employing LASERS, especially for reshaping the CORNEA to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS.
Keratectomy, Subepithelial, Laser-assisted
A surgical technique to correct REFRACTIVE ERRORS of the EYE, such as MYOPIA and ASTIGMATISM. In this method, a flap of CORNEAL EPITHELIUM is created by exposure of the area to dilute alcohol. The flap is lifted and then replaced after laser ablation of the subepithelial CORNEA.
