Burst of brain activity during dying could explain life passing before your eyes
Many people who have come close to death or have been resuscitated report a similar experience: Their lives flash before their eyes, memorable moments replay, and they may undergo an out-of-body experience, sensing they’re looking at themselves from elsewhere in the room. Now, a small study mapping the brain activity of four people while they were dying shows a burst of activity in their brains after their hearts stop.
The authors say the finding,
published today
in the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
, may explain how a person’s brain could replay conscious memories even after...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - May 1, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Longitudinal Associations of Psychiatric Risk Factors with Non-psychiatric Hospitalization in a Large Cohort of People Living with HIV in New York City
This study examined the association between psychiatric, HIV-related, and demographic factors and hospitalization rates among PLWH using data from the Einstein –Rockefeller-City University of New York Center for AIDS Research Clinical Cohort Database. Of the 10,215 PLWH included in the sample, 45% had at least one non-psychiatric hospitalization between 2009 and 2018, with significant risk factors including prior psychiatric outpatient visits, depression , or alcohol-related disorder diagnoses, female sex, older age, CD4 count < 500 cells/uL, and detectable viral load. Additionally, 14% had an HIV-related hospita...
Source: AIDS and Behavior - April 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
The Sociology of Bullying: Power, Status and Aggression Among Adolescents by Christopher Donoghue (ed), New York: New York University Press, 2022, ISBN 9781479803903, 344 pp, $30.00 (pb)
(Source: Children and Society)
Source: Children and Society - April 17, 2023 Category: Child Development Authors: Camilla Forsberg Tags: BOOK REVIEW Source Type: research
Judge dismisses claim that institute defamed David Sabatini in harassment case
A sexual harassment case that has roiled multiple research institutions took another turn last week when a Massachusetts superior court judge threw out most claims made by biologist David Sabatini against the Whitehead Institute and its president and director Ruth Lehmann
in a 2021 defamation lawsuit
. But
Judge Hélène Kazanjian
in a 30 March ruling declined to dismiss what Sabatini called the most important one, alleging workplace discrimination.
She also declined to dismiss several of Sabatini’s claims against Kristin Knouse, a biologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), wh...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - April 6, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Global research trends on COVID-19 and stroke: A bibliometric analysis
ConclusionOur bibliometric analysis provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research on COVID-19 and stroke and highlights key areas of focus in the field. Optimizing the treatment of COVID-19-infected stroke patients and elucidating the underlying pathogenic mechanisms of COVID-19 and stroke co-morbidity are key areas of future research that will be beneficial in improving the prognosis of stroke patients during the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. (Source: Frontiers in Neurology)
Source: Frontiers in Neurology - April 3, 2023 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
SarS Is a Repressor of Staphylococcus aureus Bicomponent Pore-Forming Leukocidins
Infection and Immunity, Ahead of Print. (Source: Infection and Immunity)
Source: Infection and Immunity - March 20, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Exene E. Anderson,
Sophie Dyzenhaus,
Juliana K. Ilmain,
Mitchell J. Sullivan,
Harm van Bakel,
Victor J. Torres
aDepartment of Microbiology, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA
bDepartment of Genetics and Genomic S Source Type: research
Geneticists should rethink how they use race and ethnicity, panel urges
The once widely held notion that humans fall into discrete races has led to geneticists drawing erroneous conclusions about the role of genes in shaping health and traits, and in some cases, to harmful discrimination against some groups. An expert committee is now urging an overhaul of this practice. Most notably, the committee’s report calls for researchers to scrap the term “race” itself in most studies, use caution with other labels such as ethnicity and geography, and determine ancestry by quantifying how closely a group’s members are related to reference genomes drawn from certain populations.
“We’re...
Source: Science of Aging Knowledge Environment - March 14, 2023 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Movers and Shakers
Dr. Vashist
Amit Vashist, MD, MBA, CPE, FACP, FAPA, FACHE, SFHM, senior vice president and chief clinical officer, Ballad Health, Tennessee/Virginia was recognized by Becker’s Healthcare as one of the top 110 health system chief medical officers to know. The Becker’s Healthcare team accepted nominations for this list and selected CMOs and other equivalent titles through an editorial review process.
Dr. Vashist’s responsibilities focus on clinical quality and safety, value-based initiatives to improve quality while reducing cost of care, clinical innovation, performance improvement, clinical transformation, and o...
Source: The Hospitalist - March 13, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Lisa Casinger Tags: Career People in HM Source Type: research
Experts at AAGP Annual Meeting Offer Tips for Taking Older Patients ’ Medication History
Psychiatrists who treat older patients should review their patients ’ medications very carefully, particularly when they are seeing a patient for the first time after a referral from a hospital, speakers at the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans said yesterday.“More than 60% of medication reconciliation errors occur during transitions of care, usually on hospital admission, but then they perpetuate down the line” with each transition, such as from general hospital to psychiatric hospital, or upon discharge to home or another facility, said Paula Leste r, M.D., in a...
Source: Psychiatr News - March 7, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: AAGP American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting hospital Mark Shen medications older patients Paula Lester polypharmacy transition of care Source Type: research
Undergraduate student perceptions of cognitive behavioral therapy, aerobic exercise, and their combination for depression
. (Source: Journal of American College Health)
Source: Journal of American College Health - March 2, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Cody GilbertMitch EarleywineBrianna R. AltmanDepartment of Psychology, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, New York, USA Source Type: research
Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Patients Taking Clozapine
by Tammie Lee Demler, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, BCPP; and Carolyn O’Donnell, PharmD, PGY-2 Drs. Demler and O’Donnell are with the New York State Office of Mental Health at Buffalo Psychiatric Center and State University of New York at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacy Practice in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Demler is […]
The post Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Patients Taking Clozapine appeared first on Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience. (Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience)
Source: Innovations in Clinical Neuroscience - March 1, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Authors: ICNS Online Editor Tags: Current Issue Original Research Psychiatry clozapine COVID-19 infection COVID-19 related morbidity inpatient psychiatric facility mRNA vaccines SARS-CoV-2 infection serious mental illness (SMI) vaccine hesitancy Source Type: research
Prevalence of Substance Use Among Asian Sexual Minority Individuals in the United States, 2015-2020
. (Source: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs)
Source: Journal of Psychoactive Drugs - February 28, 2023 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ohshue GatanagaJoseph J. PalamarSahnah Lima Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY, USAb Department of Population Health, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA Source Type: research
Transactional Desire: Exploring Male Student Sex Workers in China
Volume 60, Issue 6, July 2023, Page 925-936 . (Source: The Journal of Sex Research)
Source: The Journal of Sex Research - February 24, 2023 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Ying FangChaoting Tanga Department of Sociology, Guangzhou Universityb Department of Sociology, New York University Source Type: research
Structural differences among children, adolescents, and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and abnormal Granger causality of the right pallidum and whole-brain
This study investigated structural and effective connectivity differences through voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and Granger causality analysis (GCA) across child, adolescent, and adult ADHD patients. Structural and functional MRI data consisting of 35 children (8.64 ± 0.81 years), 40 adolescents (14.11 ± 1.83 years), and 39 adults (31.59 ± 10.13 years) was obtained from New York University Child Study Center for the ADHD-200 and UCLA dataset. Structural differences in the bilateral pallidum, bilateral thalamus, bilateral insula, superior temporal cortex, and the right cerebellum were observed among the three ADHD groups...
Source: Frontiers in Human Neuroscience - February 14, 2023 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: research
A scoping review of spirituality in relation to substance use disorders: Psychological, biological, and cultural issues
. (Source: Journal of Addictive Diseases)
Source: Journal of Addictive Diseases - February 11, 2023 Category: Addiction Authors: Marc GalanterWilliam L. WhiteJag KhalsaHelena Hansena Department of Psychiatry, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, USAb Chestnut Health Systems, Punta Gorda, FL, USAc National Institute on Drug Abuse, Bethesda, MD, USAd Departm Source Type: research
