Conflicting laws may keep contaminated needles in circulation, add to hep-C cases

IMAGE: Sharing contaminated needles is the most common reason people contract hepatitis C. A recent study led by Steve Davis, a researcher in the WVU School of Public Health, suggests fear… view more  Credit: WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va.–Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were injecting drugs. Using…

Healthy aging entails reorganization of function in prefrontal brain areas

Researchers from HSE University and York University have become the first to analyse the results of 82 functional neuroimaging studies on working memory mechanisms in different adult age groups. The meta-analyses showed that across studies the agreement of various areas of the prefrontal cortex decreases with ageing, suggesting reorganization of brain function during healthy aging.…

New in the Hastings Center Report: Federal right-to-try, the gamification of science, & more

IMAGE: Hastings Center Report, March-April 2019. view more  Credit: On the cover: Somebody Wants to Know, by Ludovic Laffineur, soft pastel on paper, 120 x 85 cm. Courtesy of the artist. www.ludoviclaffineur.be Federal Right to Try: Where Is It Going?Kelly Folkers, Carolyn Chapman, and Barbara Redman Many patients with terminal or serious illness who have exhausted…