Smartphone Addiction Creates Imbalance in Brain, Study Suggests
Researchers have found an imbalance in the brain chemistry of young people addicted to smartphones...
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Neurology
New Research Reveals High-Intensity Exercise Boosts Memory
The health advantages of high-intensity exercise are widely known but new research from McMaster...
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First Brain Training Exercise Positively Linked to Dementia Prevention Identified
Aging research specialists have identified, for the first time, a form of mental exercise that can...
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#PWChat – Why Doctors Are Losing the Public’s Trust
Join us Wednesday, December 13 at 3:00pm ET for PART II of our live, interactive tweetchat with...
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#PWChat Recap – Ketamine for Depression: Exciting but Controversial
Physician’s Weekly continued its #PWChat series on Thursday, Nov. 16, with Steven P. Levine,...
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Bringing 3D-Printed Prosthetic Hands to Third-World Countries
3D printing is commonly used in first-world countries. However, 3D printing can be of added value...
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Scientists Identify Mechanism that Helps People Inhibit Unwanted Thoughts
Scientists have identified a key chemical within the ‘memory’ region of the brain that...
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Blood-Clotting Protein Prevents Repair in the Brain
Picture a bare wire, without its regular plastic coating. It’s exposed to the elements and...
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#PWChat Recap – Pseudoscience in Medicine: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References, Part II
Dr. Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP joined Physician’s Weekly to co-host Part II in our #PWChat series, on...
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Hospitals, Third Parties, and Physicians: Opposing Roles in Containing Healthcare Costs
Patients do not have carte blanche when it comes to decisions about their medical care. The type...
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#PWChat – Ketamine for Depression: Exciting but Controversial
Join us Thursday, November 16 at 9:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Steven P....
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MS Risk in Children Spotted with MRI Brain Scans
By the time multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed in children, it may be difficult to prevent the...
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New Research Helps Decode Neurodevelopmental Disorders to Help Future Diagnosis of Children
A key question in biology is understanding how the brain works. Its basic working units, the...
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PWChat: How Mindset Affects Physical Health
Join us Wednesday, October 11 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Barbara Cox,...
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Introducing a New Blog on 3D Printing in Medicine
I’m a surgical resident in training and PhD-candidate in the Elisabeth-Tweesteden hospital,...
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Brain Cells that Control Appetite Identified for First Time
Dieting could be revolutionised, thanks to the ground-breaking discovery by the University of...
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New Class of Molecules May Protect Brain from Stroke, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Research led by Nicolas Bazan, MD, PhD, Boyd Professor and Director of the Neuroscience Center of...
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#PWChat – Pseudoscience in Medicine PART 2: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References
Join us Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis,...
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#PWChat Recap – Pseudoscience in Medicine: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References
Dr. Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP joined Physician’s Weekly to co-host another installment in our...
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#PWChat – Exercise as Medicine: Helping Patients Cut Through all the Noise
Join us Wednesday, October 4 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Greg Wells, PhD,...
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