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Nucleus Accumbens Dopamine Regulates Multi-Option Foraging Rates in Mice
A global learning rate in the nucleus accumbens core allows for rapid value integration across six concurrent choices in large arenas.
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Penetrating Brain Injury Mortality Reaches 42% While Prophylaxis Compliance Lags
Despite high mortality, 70% of survivors achieve favorable outcomes, though adherence to antibiotic and seizure protocols remains low.
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Tirofiban Improves 90-Day Outcomes After Inadequate Tenecteplase Response
Adjunctive tirofiban increased the rate of functional independence in patients with non-large vessel stroke who failed to improve.
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SMART Model Matches Radiologists in Differentiating New Lung Malignancies
A CT-based tool using semantic features like emphysema and spiculation helps distinguish second primary lung cancers from metastases.
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Chronic Stroke Survivors Retain Motivational Drive Despite Impaired Reward Learning
A study of 40 patients shows that while stroke slows belief updating, the ability to speed up movements for rewards remains intact.
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SSPOP Gene Mutations Linked to Pediatric Epilepsy and Developmental Delay
Researchers identify pathogenic variants in a presumed pseudogene, expanding the diagnostic landscape for unexplained seizure disorders.
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Prostate SBRT Maintains 90% Relapse-Free Survival at Ten Years
A multi-center trial of 310 patients shows low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer control remains durable with minimal late toxicity.
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CT Metrics Predict Benralizumab Response in Severe Asthma
Quantitative imaging of small airway disease and sinus opacification identifies responders more accurately than blood eosinophil counts.
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Magnetic Seizure Therapy Limits Memory Loss in Bipolar Depression Trial
A randomized pilot study shows magnetic seizure therapy matches the efficacy of ultrabrief ECT while reducing cognitive adverse effects.
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Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction Remains Undervalued Despite Improved Efficiency
A 13-year analysis reveals that while free flap reimbursement per hour has risen, it still lags significantly behind implant-based options.
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Skin Biopsies Differentiate Body-First and Brain-First Parkinson’s Disease
Cutaneous alpha-synuclein patterns and seeding kinetics identify distinct pathological origins in Parkinson’s disease subtypes.
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Prefrontal Cortex Origin for Rhythmic Ictal Nonclonic Hand Motions
Intracerebral recordings show that specific hand motions often linked to temporal lobe epilepsy can originate in the middle frontal gyrus.
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Automated Software Identifies Hundreds of Patients Lost to Aneurysm Follow-Up
Natural language processing of 7.5 million imaging reports captured 492 new patients and generated 47 surgical repairs.
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Brain FAAH Levels Rise During Short-Term Cannabis Abstinence
PET imaging shows enzyme increases in the ventral striatum correlate with depression and impulsivity during early withdrawal.
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Perinatal Cash Transfers Linked to 32% Drop in Infant Maltreatment Reports
A study of Flint's Rx Kids program shows unconditional cash support significantly reduces child protective services investigations.
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Transcortical Mapping for Insular Glioma Limits Deficits and Improves Survival
A 500-case analysis identifies specific residual volume thresholds that correlate with survival while keeping permanent deficits under 4%.
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Advanced Paternal Age Increases Autism Risk in Grandchildren via Female Lineage
A registry study of 12.6 million people shows that a grandfather's age at his daughter's birth influences his grandchildren's autism risk.
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Twice-Daily Clobetasol 0.05% Reduces Postoperative Inflammation and Pain
Phase 3 trial data show clobetasol propionate ophthalmic suspension achieves high rates of cell clearance without elevating ocular pressure.
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Interneuron Loss Fails to Amplify mTOR-Related Seizures in Mice
A two-hit model shows that hippocampal interneuron depletion triggers transient seizures but does not synergize with Pten mutations.
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Preexisting Mental Disorders Increase Mortality After Spinal Injury
A cohort study finds younger patients with dual diagnoses face a 17-fold higher mortality risk following traumatic spinal injury.
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Emergency Eye Calls Often Mask Acute Stroke and TIA
A Danish cohort study reveals that 7.4% of patients hospitalized for primary ocular complaints were ultimately diagnosed with a stroke.
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Low Cardiac Index During Hypotension Increases Acute Kidney Injury Risk
A study of 1,272 cardiac surgery patients finds that hypotension only correlates with renal injury when cardiac index falls below 2.
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Rapid Inter-Temporal Seizure Spread Linked to Poor Surgical Outcomes
Deep learning analysis of 275 seizures shows that extensive cortical involvement and rapid propagation correlate with surgical failure.
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Systematic Vagus Nerve Stimulation Increases Sensitivity for Detecting Vocal Cord Palsy
Adding a final vagal check after thyroid dissection achieved 100% sensitivity for nerve injury, identifying cases missed by distal testing.