New drug may help relieve some of the stress of bad memories
july 2007 by jimray
Doesn't seem to "delete" bad memories, as the sensationalist headline implies, but disrupts the biochemical pathways in the brain that allow for recall or associate a memory with trauma.
medicine
psychology
science
tumbl
july 2007 by jimray
Polio cases jump in Pakistan as clerics declare vaccination an American plot
february 2007 by jimray
Seriously, is Battlestar Galactica predicting the future?
medicine
dumb
february 2007 by jimray
Patenting Life
february 2007 by jimray
Michael Chricton's impressively lucid critique of gene patents. After all that global warming inanity, good to see him making sense again.
genetics
legal
patents
medicine
science
february 2007 by jimray
Frist didn’t meet medical license condition
august 2006 by jimray
Possibly lied about continuing education requirement. "The Senate's only doctor" may well not be.
dumb
politics
medicine
august 2006 by jimray
Placebo's power goes beyond the mind
august 2006 by jimray
"New research shows that belief in a dummy treatment leads to changes in brain chemistry."
medicine
august 2006 by jimray
Are Smart People Grumpier?
august 2006 by jimray
"Neuroticism didn't appear linked to intelligence test scores at any age."
psychology
science
medicine
august 2006 by jimray
The Medical Malpractice Myth
july 2006 by jimray
It seems the legal system works pretty well at getting rid of frivolous lawsuits. Now it's time for the medical and insurance industries to do their part to make healthcare more reasonable.
healthcare
politics
medicine
law
july 2006 by jimray
Frank is dead!
february 2005 by jimray
David Dingman-Grover, who nicknamed his tumor Frank, is now cancer free
medicine
cancer
february 2005 by jimray
Medical bills make up half of bankruptcies
february 2005 by jimray
Maybe all this talk about medical malpractice reform is looking in the wrong direction? Maybe the health insurance industry is in need of some reform.
medicine
insurance
politics
finances
february 2005 by jimray
Why did Chiron Flu Crisis Affect USA more than England?
october 2004 by jimray
"In a nutshell, one country that was 14% dependent did something early on while another that was 48% dependent did nothing."
dumb
medicine
politics
october 2004 by jimray
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