by Bruce Brown | April 8, 2018 | General News, Health
As the American population ages, the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia increases. The hunt is on for causes, cures, and ways to stave off the disease or slow its progression. People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s live anywhere from three...
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by Bruce Brown | March 30, 2018 | Enabling Tech, General News
How long does it take to make a good impression? According to new research from the University of Toronto at Scarborough, the correct answer is about 170 milliseconds or 0.17 seconds. Neuroscientists in Assistant Professor Adrian Nestor’s laboratory at...
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by Bruce Brown | March 29, 2018 | General News, Health
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network reported good news last year: the 5-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with the disease increased from 6% to 9%. Because pancreatic cancer is asymptomatic in early stages, most cases metastasize before diagnosis. In the same...
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by Bruce Brown | March 27, 2018 | General News, Medical
Doctors don’t become doctors so they can fill out forms. Hundreds of thousands of physicians, nurses, and other clinical staff log massive amounts of time with documentation at the cost of patient time. The actual time spent on paper instead of with patients...
by Bruce Brown | March 23, 2018 | General News, Health
On average, 23% of heart failure patients are readmitted to a hospital every year, according to a study published in 2016 in Progressive Cardiovascular Disease. About 5.7 million American adults live with heart failure (HF), a sizable number projected to increase to 8...
