Opinion writers weigh in on these public health issues and others. The Washington Post: Gun Reality Vs. Gun Fantasy In Virginia Let’s talk reality and fantasy in Virginia. Just minutes into New Year’s Day, it rained glass inside Justin Tate’s car, as a celebratory bullet shot into the sky at midnight fell back to the… Read More »
A longstanding goal in neuroscience is to classify the brain’s many cells into discrete categories according to their function. Such categories can help researchers understand the complex neural circuits that ultimately give rise to behavior and disease. However, there’s little consensus about what metrics should define a cell’s identity. In a new study, a collaboration… Read More »
BOSTON — Walking down Boston‘s infamous “Methadone Mile,” 39-year-old Tyshaun Perryman can say he is a changed man. About four years ago after he was picked up by police on a misdemeanor charge, an officer sat him down in a holding room at the police station. “The police asked to come in, and said to me, ‘Hey listen, sit down and talk with… Read More »
Millions of people worldwide live with a form of dementia, the most common of which is Alzheimer’s disease. Currently, there is no way to halt its progress, but clinical trials of new drugs are underway. What approach will serve specialists best? A new review of clinical trials advises on the best way forward. According to… Read More »
by Ajit Kumar Natural and Ayurvedic Approach to Deal with Depression Depression is a kind of mental illness that involves the mood, mind and body of a person. Research reveals that around 15% of the global population suffers from chronic depression and the figure is doubling every decade. The reason for depression can be many,… Read More »
There is always a ‘right time’ and ‘right place’ for everything, lest you end up doing a Mexican hat dance in some odd relative’s funeral. Similarly, one can say that there is a ‘right time’ to approach counseling and therapies as well, irrespective of the nature of the latter. More often than not, many individuals… Read More »
Сancer is a famous “killer” of cancer patients, which invariably ranks first in the ratings for prevalence, lethality, and belated diagnosis. Few people know about what methods of examination can detect cancer at an early stage and what modern medicine can offer as a weapon in the fight against a tumor. Malignant neoplasms are a… Read More »