Rachel Bluth
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Attention deficit diagnoses nearly double in two decades
The number of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has reached more than 10 percent, a significant increase during the past 20 years, according to a new study.
Attention deficit diagnoses nearly double in two decades
Medical studies often omit authors’ financial conflicts
Papers in medical journals go through rigorous peer review and meticulous data analysis. Yet many of these articles are missing a key piece of information: the financial ties of the authors.
Medical studies often omit authors’ financial conflicts
U.S. health secretary Price, Democrats argue over agency’s budget cuts
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price sparred with Democrats over the Trump administration’s budget cuts for his department and coming troubles in the individual health insurance market.
U.S. health secretary Price, Democrats argue over agency’s budget cuts
Nonprofit with ties to pharma launches campaign against drug imports
Both the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and the nonprofit group have gone to great lengths to show that drugmakers are not driving what they describe as a “grass-roots” effort to fight imports.
Nonprofit with ties to pharma launches campaign against drug imports
Senators want answers about reported probe of U.S. health secretary
Nine U.S. senators are pushing the U.S. Attorney General to reveal what he knows about a reported investigation into Tom Price’s stock trades that a top federal prosecutor might have begun before being fired by the Trump administration.
Senators want answers about reported probe of U.S. health secretary
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Microglia implicated in infantile amnesia
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Oligodendrocytes need mechanical cues to myelinate axons correctly
Without the mechanosensor TMEM63A, the cells cannot deposit the appropriate amount of insulation, according to a new study.
Oligodendrocytes need mechanical cues to myelinate axons correctly
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Modern AI is simply no match for the complexity likely required for harboring consciousness, says Jaan Aru
He argues that our brain’s computations are of a completely different nature than any artificial intelligence because they take place across many spatial and temporal scales and are inextricably entwined with biological materials.
Modern AI is simply no match for the complexity likely required for harboring consciousness, says Jaan Aru
He argues that our brain’s computations are of a completely different nature than any artificial intelligence because they take place across many spatial and temporal scales and are inextricably entwined with biological materials.