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LUIS ALVAREZ2022-04-30T03:47:17+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/07/the-internet-of-humans/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191003_sensor_tech.jpeg191003_sensor_techThe “connected person” could deliver a year’s worth of health data to their physician, researchers speculate. SHUTTERSTOCK2022-04-30T03:46:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/10/hip-pain-turn-on-your-inner-salamander/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191009_salamander.jpg191009_salamanderThe salamander has the ability to regrow entire limbs following a trauma. PICTURE ALLIANCE / CONTRIBUTORPICTURE ALLIANCE / CONTRIBUTOR2022-04-30T03:46:13+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/14/immune-system-lends-the-brain-a-hand/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191011_immune_brain.jpg191011_immune_brainIt turns out that a pro-inflammatory cytokine boosts memory when kept in the “Goldilocks zone”. 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CREDIT:EDDIE JIM2020-05-24T23:35:59+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/02/16/what-is-a-smart-kid-in-the-age-of-the-smart-machine/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/adaptnation.jpgadaptnationhttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/smart-kid-image.jpgsmart kid imageWith today's teenager tipped to hold 17 different jobs across five industries in their working life, what we teach them growing up is under scrutiny.2020-05-24T23:34:27+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/04/08/virtual-reality-finds-a-new-use-in-conquering-depression/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/biegler-imagine-distress-away-australian-financial-review-8-4-17_page-0001.jpgBiegler imagine distress away australian financial review 8 4 17_page-0001https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/daniel-freeman-virtual-train-has-helped-people-with-paranoia-credit-jesse-marlow-oxford-cognitive-approaches-to-psychosis-oxford-university-e1557191937977.jpgDaniel Freeman virtual train has helped people with paranoia credit JESSE MARLOW Oxford Cognitive approaches to Psychosis, Oxford UniversityDaniel Freeman's virtual train has helped people with paranoia. Credit: JESSE MARLOW Oxford Cognitive approaches to Psychosis, Oxford University2020-05-24T23:32:59+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/05/18/elon-musk-wants-to-upgrade-your-brain/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/musk.jpgmuskhttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/elon-musk-image.jpgGermany's Economy And Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel Meets Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon MuskElon Musk's Neuralink aims to build a brain computer interface that can "upload thoughts" to the internet. CREDIT:Bloomberg via Getty Images2020-05-24T23:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/06/08/mind-body-healing-success-of-placebo-trials-challenges-medical-thinking/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/placebo.jpgplacebohttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/damien-finniss-image.jpgDamien Finniss imageAssociate Professor Damien Finniss has been studying the placebo effect. CREDIT:MICHELE MOSSOPhttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pill-image.jpgpill image2020-05-24T23:24:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/07/13/could-a-zap-to-the-head-be-dynamite-for-your-brain-power/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/brain-power.jpgBrain powerhttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jared-horvath-image.jpgJared Horvath imageDr Jared Horvath is an expert in Educational Neuroscience CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE2020-05-24T23:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/11/12/tech-support-how-our-phones-could-save-our-lives-by-detecting-mood-shifts/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/tech-support.jpgtech supporthttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/smartphone-mental-health-pic-the-age.jpgSmartphone mental health pic the AgeSensors in smartphones and wearable devices could provide a key to preventing suicides. CREDIT:RICHARD GILIBERTO2020-05-24T23:21:10+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/12/08/cities-as-a-health-hazard/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/biegler-cities-as-a-health-hazard-afr-9-12-17_page-0001.jpgBiegler cities as a health hazard afr 9 12 17_page-0001https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/pollution-pic.jpgPollution pic2020-05-24T23:19:26+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/03/24/sian-18-died-from-prescription-drugs-her-brother-finally-knows-why/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/finalpresc-death_page-0001.jpgFINALpresc death_page-0001https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sian-biegler-circa-1979.jpgSian Biegler circa 1979Paul Biegler’s sister, Sian, was only 18 when she died. CREDIT: COURTESY OF PAUL BIEGLER2020-05-24T23:15:27+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/09/23/our-digital-dilemma-does-latest-cybersecurity-legislation-go-too-far/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/safe-cracking.jpgsafe crackinghttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cybersecurity-image-1.jpgCybersecurity imageAccording to the Department of Home Affairs, over 90 per cent of data lawfully intercepted by the Australian Federal Police uses encryption.2020-05-24T22:42:21+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/03/30/creating-crapsules-is-faeces-in-a-pill-the-cure-for-our-ills/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/now-thats-good-shit-2.jpgnow thats good shit 2https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/now-thats-good-shit.pngnow that's good shithttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tom-borody-image.jpgTom Borody imageProfessor Thomas Borody at the Centre for Digestive Diseases in Five Dock, NSW. CREDIT:WOLTER PEETERS2020-05-24T22:40:07+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/11/19/do-minibrains-dream-of-test-tube-sheep/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/minibrains.jpgminibrainshttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/image-3-petroulab_neurons-stained_ion-channels-and-human-diseases-laboratory-florey-institute-of-neuroscience-and-mental-health.jpg014_29_D42_stain 3_b_Maximum intensity projectionStem cell-derived neurons from a four-year-old child with a mutation in the SCN2A gene causing epileptic encephalopathy. CREDIT:COURTESY OF FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH2020-05-24T22:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/09/14/what-happens-when-big-brother-lurks-in-every-smartphone-user/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/citizen-spies.pngcitizen spieshttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/citizen-app-pic.jpgCitizen app picThe Citizen app warns its users to “never approach a crime scene”.2020-05-24T22:33:10+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/06/26/smart-moves-intelligence-protects-against-mental-illness/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180626-chimp-full.jpg180626-chimp-fullIntelligence and neuroticism are genetically very complex, new research shows. VECCHIO / THREE LIONS / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:32:30+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/06/29/risk-of-death-flattens-out-after-105-researchers-find/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180628_human_age_limit_1.jpg180628_human_age_limit_1Japan's Nabi Tajima, pictured here six months before her death at the age of 117. JIJI PRESS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:31:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/07/03/pain-control-no-evidence-cannabis-improves-outcomes/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180703-cannabis-full.jpg180703-cannabis-fullA woman gently lobbies for the legalisation of medical marijuana. New research suggests the plant may be less effective than claimed. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/08/02/case-study-boy-loses-huge-brain-section-his-iq-goes-up/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180802-brain-full.jpg180802-brain-fullThe human brain, in the right circumstance, is fabulously adaptive. BSIP / UIG VIA GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/08/10/for-unwanted-cells-death-comes-in-waves/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180810-triggerwave-full.gif180810-triggerwave-fullA trigger wave bringing death to frog cells. CHENG ET AL2020-05-24T21:28:07+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/08/24/modelling-aims-to-predict-virus-outbreaks/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180824-virus-full.jpg180824-virus-fullAdvance warning is critical to public health efforts to contain virus-generated epidemics. MOTORTION / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:27:27+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/09/06/even-scientists-jump-to-conclusions-and-thats-a-problem/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180906-conclusions-full.jpg180906-conclusions-fullRodin's The Thinker – a man not known for taking mental shortcuts. CHRIS MARTIN / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:26:10+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/09/13/the-battle-against-polio-still-has-a-way-to-go/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180912-polio-full.jpg180912-polio-fullA polio vaccination program underway this year in Afghanistan. JAWED TANVEER / AFP /GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:24:15+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/09/25/time-to-take-race-out-of-medical-studies/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/180925-sims-full.jpg180925-sims-fullThe end of the line for a statue of Marion Sims, who experimented on slave women. CREDIT: SPENCER PLATT/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/11/22/the-power-of-thought-interface-enables-touchless-tablet-use/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/181122-nicks-full.jpg181122-nicks-fullRock star Stevie Nicks plays a surprisingly inspirational role in brain-computer interface research. CREDIT: KEVIN MAZUR/GETTY IMAGES FOR IHEARTMEDIA2020-05-24T21:22:38+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2018/12/18/critical-find-in-understanding-sex-disorder-development/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/181217-nuts-full.jpg181217-nuts-fullOne in 4500 people is born with a sex organ development disorder. CREDIT: SHAUN TAYLOR/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-24T21:21:47+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/02/07/low-birth-weight-linked-to-mental-health-risk/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190206-bub-full.jpg190206-bub-fullWeight at birth influences later risks of some types of mental illness. CREDIT: MICHAEL BLACKBURN/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:48:32+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/02/27/green-and-privileged-childhoods-signal-better-adult-mental-health/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190226-girl-full.jpg190226-girl-fullA childhood full of parks and privilege correlates with lower risk of mental illness in later life. CREDIT: SARRA22/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/03/18/race-against-time-ethnicity-of-many-crucial-medical-cell-lines-misclassified/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/race_and_ancestry_full.jpgRace_and_Ancestry_FullEthnic ancestry can influence response to some diseases, but the concept of "race-based medicine" can be controversial. CREDIT: JACOB LUND/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/03/22/obese-patients-do-better-in-certain-cancer-treatments/2020-05-23T22:44:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/05/09/warnings-sounded-on-robo-surgery-risks/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190508_robo_surgery_full.jpg190508_robo_surgery_fullClaimed safety benefits of robo-surgery aren't supported by evidence, researchers say. CREDIT: CHASSENET/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:44:01+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/05/20/crispr-hope-for-vax-resistant-disease-treatment/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190516_crispr_vax_full.jpg190516_CRISPR_Vax_fullGene-editing technology could find solutions where vaccine fail. VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY2020-05-23T22:43:13+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/05/23/rethink-mouse-experiment-protocols-researchers-say/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190522_lab_mice_full.jpg190522_lab_mice_fullCurrent research protocols require lab mice to be near-identical. New research suggests that might not be a good idea. ADAM GAULT/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/05/24/xenon-gas-dramatically-improves-head-injury-recovery-in-mice/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190523_brain_injury_full.jpg190523_brain_injury_fullXenon is one of the noble gases and may have a major role to play in brain injury clinical care. MALACHY120/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:40:49+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/05/31/acid-wasabi-chillies-mole-rats-couldnt-give-a-toss/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/190530_molerats_full.jpg190530_molerats_fullMeet the highveld mole-rat (Cryptomys hottentotus pretoriae), a species that would win a wasabi-eating contest paws down. JANE REZNICK2020-05-23T22:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/06/07/minefield-on-a-chip-organoid-research-might-produce-cancer-cures-or-viable-embryos/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190606_organoids_full.jpg190606_organoids_fullIn February 2019, German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the Max Delbrueck Centre for Molecular Biology in Berlin's Mitte district and was shown an organoid "mini-brain". She refrained from making a reference to the White House. BERND VON JUTRCZENKA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:38:55+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/06/28/is-it-worth-getting-an-annual-medical-check-up/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190627_checkups_full.jpg190627_checkups_full2020-05-23T22:38:15+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/03/physical-and-mental-illnesses-combined-increase-ed-visits/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190702_emergency_room_full.jpg190702_emergency_room_fullMental health issues increase the pressure on hospital emergency departments. STUDIO 642 / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:37:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/04/the-wiring-of-worms-revealed/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190703_worm_full.jpg190703_worm_fullC. elegans was already one of the most studied animals in biological and genetic research – and now we know even more. STEVE GSCHMEISSNER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, VIA GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:37:00+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/11/psychotherapy-may-help-with-gaming-addiction/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190711-gaming_full.jpg190711-gaming_fullResearch suggests we may be able to treat gaming disorder in the same way as substance abuse. WESTEND61 / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/16/genetic-insight-into-anorexia-nervosa/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190715-anorexia_full.jpg190715-anorexia_fullAnorexia is strongly linked to obsessive compulsive disorder, research suggests. WESTEND61 / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/17/lifestyle-can-wind-back-dementia-risk-study-suggests/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190716-active_full.jpg190716-active_fullExercising body and mind may help stave off dementia, studies show. CAIAIMAGE/TOM MERTON, VIA GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/30/gene-regions-linked-to-ptsd/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/190729_ptsd_gene_full.jpg190729_ptsd_gene_fullUS soldiers in Afghanistan in 2002. PTSD affects 31% of male veterans, and 27% of females. SCOTT NELSON/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/07/31/how-do-sherpas-thrive-up-here/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190729-nepal_full.jpg190729-nepal_fullThe research team well above 4000 metres in the mountains of Nepal. CHRISTOPHER WILLIE2020-05-23T22:34:02+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/01/when-is-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-useful-for-depression/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190731_neuoimaging_full.jpg190731_neuoimaging_fullCognitive Behaviour Therapy is only effective in up to 45% of people. RICHARD WAREHAM FOTOGRAFIE / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:33:23+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/02/jogging-the-best-exercise-for-those-genetically-prone-to-obesity/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190801-jog_full.jpg190801-jog_fullJogging is the best exercise choice for those genetically prone to obesity, research suggests. BSIP / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:32:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/08/access-is-the-biggest-food-cue-of-all/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190807_fast_food_full.jpg190807_fast_food_fullLook away now. Research confirms link between weight gain and ready access to food. DAVID MCNEW/STAFF/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:31:57+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/12/you-dont-need-to-be-concussed-to-be-in-trouble/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190809-football-full.jpg190809-football-fullHead injuries in American football, and possibly other sports, can have long-term implications. SKYNESHER / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/15/can-brain-zapping-tackle-tumours/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190814-brain_full.jpg190814-brain_fullEarly research shows potential for electrical stimulation to help fight brain tumours. HAYDENBIRD / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:30:14+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/22/more-bad-news-about-vaping/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190821_vaping_full.jpg190821_vaping_fullVaping has immediate harmful effects and potential long-term consequences, research shows. CREDIT: ARTEM HVOZDKOV / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:29:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/26/similar-brains-but-with-differences-that-matter/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190823-brain-full__002_.jpg190823-brain-full__002_Humans share a surprising amount of brain architecture with mice. But the differences are important. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY - ROGER HARRIS/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/28/enlarged-chamber-increases-risk-of-heart-failure/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190827-heart_attack_full.jpg190827-Heart_attack_fullThickening of muscle in the wall of the left ventricle can increase the risk of a heart attack. WITTHAYA PRASONGSIN / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:28:19+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/08/30/brainwaves-detected-in-mini-brains-grown-in-a-dish/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/190828-organoid_full.jpg190828-organoid_fullA cross-section of a brain organoid, showing the initial formation of a cortical plate. Each colour marks a different type of brain cell. MUOTRI LAB-UCTV2020-05-23T22:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/09/09/a-new-approach-to-3d-printing-human-organs/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/190906_heart-gif-portrait.gif190906_heart-gif-portraitThe 1.5-centimetre mini-heart kept beating on its own for more than a week. WYSS INSTITUTE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY2020-05-23T22:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/09/11/foot-painters-toes-mapped-like-fingers-in-the-brain/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/190910-boris_rhs.jpg190910-Boris_rhsBoris Johnson, as seen by Tom Yendell.2020-05-23T22:26:33+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/11/koalas-help-solve-a-viral-puzzle/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191010_koala.jpg191010_koalaHopefully a better understanding of genomic immunity will help combat the virus afflicting koalas around Australia. CURRUMBIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY2020-05-23T22:07:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/16/steroid-injections-for-osteoarthritic-pain-could-backfire/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191015_steroid_injection.jpg191015_steroid_injectionSteroid injections, used to treat osteoarthritis, might be doing more harm than good. SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY2020-05-23T22:06:17+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/17/brain-activity-linked-to-longevity/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191016_brain.jpg191016_brainLess excitable neurons could lead to a longer life. ANDREW BROOKES2020-05-23T22:05:53+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/21/foregoing-that-snack-could-make-the-gym-more-appealing/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191018_limiting_food.jpg191018_limiting_foodBy going hungry we might be more inclined to exercise. TOOGA/GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:05:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/22/placebo-effect-can-be-a-social-thing/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191021-doctor.jpg191021-doctorNew findings about the placebo effect may influence how doctors are trained to interact with patients. HERO IMAGES, VIA GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:05:03+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/24/could-gut-bacteria-help-us-deal-with-fear-and-stress/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191023_memory.jpg191023_memoryTargeting bacteria in the intestine may be a strategy for addressing depression and anxiety. MARTIN-DM / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:04:01+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/30/thought-decoding-in-the-abstract/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191029-brain_scan.jpg191029-Brain_scanBrain scans can tell more than we thought about our thoughts and feelings, research suggests. WLADIMIR BULGAR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY, VIA GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/10/31/paracetamol-linked-to-higher-autism-risk/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/191030-capsules__002_.jpg191030-Capsules__002_A new study will add to the debate over paracetamol use during pregnancy. CAROL YEPES / GETTY IMAGES2020-05-23T22:03:13+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/11/06/off-for-a-ride-and-a-brain-scan/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/191105-helmet.jpg191105-HelmetResearch isn’t usually this much fun. A young study participant in the helmet scanner. REBECCAH SLATER, CO-AUTHOR2020-05-23T22:02:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/11/07/molecular-switch-may-guard-against-muscle-loss/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/191106-muscles.jpg191106-Muscles2020-05-23T22:02:14+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/11/11/silk-patch-monitors-health-no-sweat/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/191111-patch__002_.jpg191111-Patch__002_A sensor array on different flexible substrates. 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His claim to have genetically edited babies has made him a lightning rod for ethics concerns.CREDIT:AP2019-07-09T05:13:01+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/06/06/how-human-hibernation-could-become-a-game-changer-for-surgery-and-science/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/3aw.jpgBlurred background with team surgeon at work in operating room3Blurred background with team surgeon at work in operating room2019-06-12T06:40:02+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/06/10/creating-hibernating-humans/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/hiber-1-e1560302186908.jpghiber2019-06-12T01:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2012/07/27/maccs-monash-alfred-cyclist-crash-study/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/bike.jpgbikeHigher risk: Cyclists without lights are three times more likely to suffer serious injuries.CREDIT:SASHA WOOLLEY2019-06-11T23:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2019/06/06/sleepyheads-the-surprising-promise-of-inducing-torpor/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/birth-of-extreme-cool-cover.jpgBirth of extreme cool coverhttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/190604_suspended_full.jpg190604_suspended_full“Therapeutic hypothermia” was sometimes tried in novel ways, such as this case, when a man went into cardiac arrest in supermarket and was subsequently covered in packets of frozen chips. 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David Hegarty2019-06-02T23:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2012/10/23/the-lance-armstrong-paradox-how-saving-lives-can-be-wrong/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/lance.jpgLanceLance Armstong listens to the national anthem on the podium after winning the 2005 Tour de France. EPA/SRDJAN SUKI 2019-06-02T23:37:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2012/11/19/how-we-evolved-to-reject-climate-science/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sad.jpgsadWorrying about the future is bad for your survival - have we evolved to prefer optimism? Vassilis Galanos2019-06-02T23:37:27+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2013/01/01/public-distress-as-a-moral-consideration-in-after-birth-abortion/2019-06-02T23:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2013/01/22/treating-depression-ethically-requires-more-than-drugs/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/depress.jpgdepressDrugs treat symptoms but do nothing to help people navigate depression. Shutterstock2019-06-02T23:37:23+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2013/03/02/side-effects-of-the-hollywood-treatment-pharma-ethics-dumped-for-thriller-plot/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/law.jpglawJude Law and Catherine Zeta-Jones as psychiatrists discussing the treatment of Side Effects’ protagonist Emily Taylor. 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Tejvan Pettinger2019-06-02T23:36:52+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2014/02/17/alternative-medicine-research-must-be-publicly-funded/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/meds.jpgmedsResearch of supplements already in the market has no incentive for robustness. Health Gauge/Flickr2019-06-02T23:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2014/07/01/climate-of-disbelief/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hawking.pngHawking2019-06-02T23:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2014/07/08/memo-to-philip-nitschke-lets-keep-euthanasia-for-the-dying/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/nitschke.jpgNitschkeDr Philip Nitschke admits advising a healthy 45-year-old man who later killed himself. 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CREDIT:GEORGIA WILLIS2019-06-02T23:36:31+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/03/10/censorship-entry-in-the-encyclopedia-of-global-bioethics/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/egb.pngegb2019-06-02T23:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/05/01/moral-air-space/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/lobster-cooking-pot.jpglobster-cooking-pothttps://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/moral.pngmoral2019-06-02T23:36:27+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/06/01/filling-in-the-gaps-priming-and-the-ethics-of-pharmaceutical-advertising/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/kiej.pngkiej2019-06-02T23:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/08/01/free-to-buy/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/shopping.jpgshopping2019-06-02T23:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/08/01/in-defence-of-mandatory-bicycle-helmet-legislation-response-to-hooper-and-spicer/2019-06-02T23:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/09/20/how-to-grow-older-and-bolder-books-by-rudi-westendorp-and-renata-singer/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/older-image.jpgolder imageWe must extend our sight lines beyond the current mortal horizon, writes Rudi Westendorp. 2019-06-02T23:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2015/12/01/ethics-of-implicit-persuasion-in-pharmaceutical-advertising/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hbn.pnghbn2019-06-02T23:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2016/01/19/addicted-to-medicine/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/rachelle-buchbinder.jpgRachelle BuchbinderProfessor Rachelle Buchbinder CREDIT:EDDIE JIM2019-06-02T23:35:48+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2016/03/02/why-advertisers-use-pictures-to-sell-pharmaceuticals-and-shouldnt/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sun.jpgsunHappy pictures make people believe drugs are safer and more effective. 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Kruglanski: "If you lose significance you feel humiliated and weakened and this provides an impetus to join a group because there is power in numbers, in belonging to an entity greater than yourself.” Source: University of Maryland2019-06-02T23:35:43+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2016/05/20/switched-on-review-john-elder-robison-and-the-treatment-to-stir-his-emotions/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hand-image.jpghand imageMany people with Asperger's or autism struggle to see the world through the disorder's distorting lens. CREDIT:MICHELE MOSSOP2019-06-02T23:35:40+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2016/06/01/feeling-is-believing-evaluative-conditioning-and-the-ethics-of-pharmaceutical-advertising/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/jbi.pngjbi2019-06-02T23:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2016/08/16/lolcatz-santa-and-death-by-dog-review-andrew-mastersons-droll-take-on-science/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/andrew-masterson-image.jpgandrew masterson imageAuthor Andrew Masterson.CREDIT:SAHM KEILY2019-06-02T23:35:31+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/01/benefits-of-partially-effective-hiv-vaccine-limited-by-resistance-study-suggests/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/hiv-budding-color.jpgHIV-budding-ColorScanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte. C. GOLDSMITH CONTENT PROVIDERS2019-06-02T23:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/09/big-data-reveals-more-suspect-autism-genes/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/big_data_illo.jpgbig_data_illoDeep data dives are revealing more complexities in the autism story. LUCKEY_SUN2019-06-02T23:34:58+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/16/one-billion-affected-by-neglected-diseases/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ntd_hookworm.jpgNTD_hookwormThree quarter of a billion people suffer anaemia because of hookworm. GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:56+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/21/is-global-warming-driving-diabetes/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/diabetes.jpgdiabetesDiabetes affects 415 million people worldwide. Will climate change push that number even higher? CREDIT: JONATHAN KNOWLES2019-06-02T23:34:55+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/22/hiv-drives-evolution-of-tuberculosis-bacterium/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tb.jpgTBTuberculoisis bacteria: co-infection with HIV seems to be driving evolution. GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/03/30/sewage-clue-to-silent-polio-scourge/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/sewage_pipe.jpgsewage_pipeWhen it comes to infectious diseases, sewage pipes could be the canary in the coalmine. PAULO KELLER/GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:52+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/07/01/intergenerational-contagion-diseases-trapped-in-ice/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/270917_article_gallery_02.jpg270917_article_gallery_022019-06-02T23:34:46+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/10/01/the-microscopic-majesty-of-pollen/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/280917_article_gallery_03.jpg280917_article_gallery_03Credit: David M. Phillips / Getty Images2019-06-02T23:34:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/10/18/new-hope-for-leukaemia-treatment/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171018-bone-full.jpg171018-bone-fullOvercrowding inside bone marrow is a factor in leukaemia development. QAI PUBLISHING/UIG VIA GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:40+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/10/29/new-targets-in-hunt-for-malaria-vax/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171026_malaria_1.jpg171026_malaria_1Despite concerted efforts to contain it malaria still takes an appalling toll. BURRARD-LUCAS / GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:38+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/11/03/mid-life-inflammation-linked-to-late-life-alzheimers/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171103-mri-full.jpg171103-MRI-fullAn MRI image of a patient with Alzheimer's disease. Is the condition linked to inflammation decades earlier? BSIP/UIG VIA GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:37+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/11/09/yourobot-neurotech-may-destroy-your-privacy-and-your-rights/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171109-brain-full.jpg171109-brain-fullBrain-computer interfaces such as those being developed by Elon Musk may be bad news for most of us, ethicists say. JOSE A. BERNAT BACETE/GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/11/22/bigger-tau-bundles-reduce-alzheimers-symptoms/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171122-alz-full.jpg171122-alz-fullAlmost 350,000 people in Australia live with dementia. BARANOZDEMIR/GETTY IMAGES2019-06-02T23:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://paulbiegler.com/2017/11/30/mums-antibiotics-affect-childs-ibd-risk/https://paulbiegler.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/171130-gut-full.jpg171130-gut-fullThe gut microbiome is sensitive to antibiotics, with results that can span a generation. 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