A dispute is brewing in Washington over federal student loan rules. A technical definition of 'professional' degree could ...

We conclude that brain states are shaped by local circuit mechanisms, large-scale connectivity and neuromodulation. A unified multiscale theory of cortical dynamics is relevant not only for ...

Consciousness is the state of being aware of oneself and the environment. It is associated with wakefulness, responsiveness and arousal. Consciousness is typically measured by verbal reports about ...

High blood pressure should be controlled before surgery to avoid complications. If your blood pressure is over 180/110, surgery should be postponed for safety. Your healthcare provider may recommend ...

A number of recent studies have demonstrated a role for state-of-the-art neuroimaging methods in the assessment of patients in the vegetative state and other so-called 'disorders of consciousness'. In ...

Objectives There is little consensus regarding the burden of pain in the UK. The purpose of this review was to synthesise existing data on the prevalence of various chronic pain phenotypes in order to ...

A man who was clinically dead for six minutes during surgery claims he crossed into “another world” — and returned with a message: death isn’t real. John Davis, whose experience was shared on the ...

1 Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria 2 Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal ...

Objective Current non-invasive diagnostic tests can distinguish between pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC)) and chronic pancreatitis (CP) in only about two thirds of patients.

Rationale Current techniques for monitoring patients for apnoea suffer from significant limitations. These include insufficient availability to meet diagnostic needs, cost, accuracy of results in the ...

What is a faulty or defective medical product? A claim for compensation arising from a defective medical product lawsuit is different from a claim in medical negligence because with a defective ...

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of peripheral arterial catheter dysfunction in ICU patients and analyze its influencing factors, providing a basis for early precise identification and ...