May 21, 2020
…Expert, F. Turkheimer, R. Carhart-Harris, D. Nutt, P. J. Hellyer and F. Vaccarino (2014). Homological scaffolds of brain functional networks. J. R. Soc. Interface. 120140873) While much of the new research on psychedelics shows its potentially high efficacy for treating psychological disorders, relatively little research has been done to demonstrate…
April 16, 2015
…both immediate and long-term trauma. Cutting can lead to hemorrhaging and death and lifelong problems with infections, intercourse and childbirth. Imam Demba Diawara, Molly Melching, founder of the NGO Tostan, and UC San Diego’s Gerry Mackie are the “improbable collection of characters” who shaped Tostan’s successful methods. But, Mackie emphasizes,…
November 4, 2013
…sudden, catastrophic consequences of traumatic spinal cord injuries. In the latter work, Tuszynski and colleagues recently reported using introduced neural stem cells to regenerate axon growth at the site of severe spinal cord injuries in rats, restoring some movement. Goldstein’s lab has created, for the first time, stem cell-derived, in-vitro…
June 14, 2018
…who have started second careers in this military-friendly community isn’t always easy. “The typical experience of a veteran trying to get a job in the civilian world is to have an interview where it’s very formal, the stakes are high and they’re very uncomfortable,” said Jeff (J.D.) Davids, a U.S.…
May 17, 2018
…such as depression, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or bipolar disorder. They matched each of these participants to individuals who did not have a mental health disorder, but did have other major factors in common, such as country, age, sex and body mass index. The team found that people with…
June 7, 2022
…sets in research and patient-care settings.” Salad Omar Bachelor of Arts in Economics For as long as he can remember, Salad Omar was told by his mother that he would earn a college degree one day. As a woman growing up in Somalia, Omar’s mother never learned to read or…
