New research has shown that contrary to popular belief, memories might not actually be stored in the synapses of neurons, which could have some pretty remarkable implications. The study led by David Glanzman of UCLA, which was published in eLife, involved looking at marine snails known as Aplysia, and the results show that the memory-synapses […]
Physicians have complicated jobs, dealing with new situations they haven’t seen before all the time, while also working on problems they’ve been trained to do basically with their eyes closed. But interestingly enough, it is harder to get into veterinarian school today than medical school, plus they have to learn to treat so many different […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Hill Physicians Medical Group, which has 3,800 physician providers, has joined Anthem Blue Cross‘s ACO network in California as part of an effort by both organizations to reduce costs through the increased use of PPOs. Anthem’s ACO specifically targets members with two or more chronic conditions to help them better maintain overall health through care […]
If the FDA lifted its ban on gay men donating blood, hundreds of thousands of pints would be available every year for patients in need of transfusions, which in turn could save 1.8 million lives per year, according to a new study. The FDA enacted the ban back in 1983, after discovering HIV was being […]
Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with seven major hospital systems in Southern California to establish a new HMO, bringing together otherwise fierce competitors into an integrated health system that, by most accounts, is the first of its kind in the nation. The new organization, called Anthem Blue Cross Vivity, will spread financial risk across the […]
Here’s a story with a slight Cyborg ring to it: An implantable brain device that can potentially restore the memory of patients with traumatic brain injury, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy and related conditions is being developed at the government’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The technology sits at the nexus of human, neuron-based memory and digital, computer chip-based memory: The device […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
Rather than trying to break up clumps of proteins that characterize many brain diseases including Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease, Gal Bitan and his team are trying to stop them from binding in the first place using what they call molecular tweezers. Bitan, an associate professor of neurology at UCLA, is working with a research team […]
Just as they had so many times during the past 60 years, Marianna and Albert Frankel stepped onto the dance floor. He took her hand in his, and smiling, waltzed her around the room. “I remembered how it used to be and we could really do the waltz and he would whirl me around until I […]
An electrical engineering professor has developed a lens-free holographic digital microscope platform for mobile devices powerful enough to analyze cells that could be used to analyze T-cells in patients with HIV and detect parasites in water at a lower cost than other telescopes of its magnitude. Aydogan Ozcan, a professor at the University of California, […]