Neurobiology: Sounding the Alarm

Neurobiology: Sounding the Alarm

Acoustical analysis has revealed a peculiar pattern of energy distribution in human screams; behavioral and neuroimaging data suggest that this pattern is associated with rapid and enhanced processing of sound cues signalling fear.

Sounding the Alarm: Health in the Anthropocene

There is growing scientific and public recognition that human actions, directly and indirectly, have profoundly changed the Earth system, in a still accelerating process, increasingly called the "Anthropocene". Planetary transformation, including of the atmosphere, climate, ecosystems and biodiversity, has enormous implications for human health, many of which are deeply disturbing, especially i...

Trends in diabetes: sounding the alarm

Diabetes is a major cause of death and disability worldwide. In 2012 it caused as many deaths as HIV/AIDS (1·5 million). Disability resulting from diabetes has grown substantially since 1990, with particularly large increases among people aged 15–69 years. People with all types of diabetes are at risk of developing a range of complications that can endanger their health and survival, and the hi...

Heart Disease Prevention in Young Women: Sounding an Alarm.

Sounding the alarm. Knowing when to notify patients of a data breach can be unclear.

The laptop was missing. Previously stationed in the EEG department of NorthShore University HealthSystem, the laptop had been connected to equipment used by staff to treat patients. Just who took the laptop from the Evanston, IL-based facility—an employee, patient, or visitor—was not known. What was known was that 250 patients had personal information stored on the machine, including their name...