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CSHL neuroscientists glimpse how the brain decides what to believe
It has probably happened to everyone at one time or another. You're driving to a restaurant for the very first time. At a crossroads, you make a turn. You drive for several minutes, and then several minutes more. Nothing in sight. The disturbing thought creeps into your mind: "I should be there by now. Did I make the wrong turn?" view more (2008-08-12)
Deal or No Deal? The Role of Emotions in Negotiating Offers
We all negotiate compromises every day, but it often seems that certain people always get their way. Do these skilled negotiators simply go with their gut instinct every time or are they just extremely calculating, figuring out all possible outcomes before settling on the best option? view more (2008-10-16)
Maximising the Potential of The Institute of Food Research (IFR)
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) announced today that the Institute of Food Research, currently based at Norwich and Reading, will be consolidated on one site at Norwich. BBSRC expects this move to a single site operation, resulting in an institute with about 350 staff, to be largely complete by September 2000.... view more... (1998-05-20)
APS Issues New Guideline for Low-Back Pain Interventions, Surgery
The American Pain Society (APS) has issued a new clinical practice guideline for low back pain that emphasizes the use of noninvasive treatments over interventional procedures, as well as shared decision making between provider and patient. view more (2009-05-14)
Someone else's experience can make you happy
Researchers say they know what makes you happy. Ask a total stranger. That's the conclusion of a new study led by Harvard psychology professor Daniel Gilbert that says if people want to know how much they will enjoy an experience, they're better off knowing how much someone else enjoyed it than knowing about the experience itself. view more (2009-03-25)
New study seeks deeper understanding of bereaved families' attitudes to organ donation
Researchers at the University of Southampton are looking for people to take part in a major new study into organ donation. The national study will look at the decision-making and experiences of bereaved people who after the death of a family member chose not to donate organs or tissues of the deceased relative for transplant operations. view more (2005-04-05)
When should flu trigger a school shutdown?
As flu season approaches, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak be for a school to shut down? view more (2009-11-05)
Model helps explore patterns of urban sprawl and implicaitons for quality of life
Americans like living in cities, and according to statistics in the United Nations World Population Database so do an increasing number of people throughout the world. view more (2007-02-20)
People Use Separate Brain Mechanisms to Make Ambiguous and Risky Choices
Distinct regions of the human brain are activated when people are faced with ambiguous choices versus choices involving only risk, Duke University Medical Center researchers have discovered. view more (2006-03-06)
FibroTest attributes to generate decision trees in hepatitis C
In recent years the use of non-invasive biomarkers to assess liver fibrosis has become widely accepted. view more (2009-06-15)
End of life decisions: Who makes the choice?
The current case of Leslie Burke being heard at the Court of Appeal raises the question of who should take the decision whether or not to withdraw medical treatment if a patient is no longer able to communicate his/her wishes. While most of us are unlikely to be in Mr Burke's particular position, the issue does affect us all, as few people have... view more... (2005-05-17)
Clinical guidelines help identify which children at risk of bacterial meningitis
A set of guidelines have been developed that can help predict the risk of bacterial meningitis for children with cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis (presence of greater number of white blood cells than normal). view more (2007-01-03)
FORMER INSIDER HITS OUT AT FDA'S LINKS WITH PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
A former senior consultant with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has criticised the American regulator's close relationship with the pharmaceutical industry. Interviewed in this week's BMJ, he attacks the FDA's decision to allow the re-marketing of a controversial drug. Dr Paul Stolley joined the FDA in July 2000 to look into the... view more... (2002-09-10)
New tool trains athlete brains to react 53 percent faster
All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. view more (2008-11-19)
Surgeons don't offer women choices of treatment as often as they could
Research carried out at the Ulleval University Hospital in Oslo, Norway, has revealed that breast cancer surgeons do not always offer a choice between mastectomy and breast-conserving surgery to women with early stage breast cancer, even when either option is medically appropriate. Mrs Inger Schou Bredal told the 3rd European Breast Cancer... view more... (2002-03-18)
Journal Sleep: Sleep deprivation affects moral judgment
Research has shown that bad sleep can adversely affect a person's physical health and emotional well-being. However, the amount of sleep one gets can also influence his or her decision-making. A study published in the March 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep deprivation impairs the ability to integrate emotion and cognition to guide... view more... (2007-03-01)
Many choose more aggressive breast cancer surgery despite breast-sparing option
When a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer, her top priority is to get the cancer out and reduce the odds that it will ever return. But for some women just getting the cancer out doesn't feel like enough. view more (2005-08-19)
National Open Access agreement for Finland
Finland is the first country to make a nationwide commitment to Open Access, it was announced today. All universities, polytechnics and research institutes in Finland have become BioMed Central members. The membership agreement covers the cost of publication, in BioMed Central's 100+ Open Access journals, for all 25000 publicly funded researchers... view more... (2004-05-10)
Look into the future "¦ and then vote on it
Crystal ball gazing has long been part of what scientists do, whether it's forecasting the weather or predicting long term climate change, but now researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) will be able to present people with highly realistic visions of what the future might look like and then ask them to vote on which one they prefer. In... view more... (2003-09-01)
Research pinpointing investors risk tolerance could massively benefit stock market
Researchers from the University of Warwick's Institute of Applied Cognitive Science have devised a new method of obtaining a precise understanding of a consumer's tolerance of risk. The research can be used to help match consumers with financial options that are closely keyed to the exact level of risk that investor feels comfortable with. This... view more... (2003-06-03)
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