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  • Potential Location of Autism Genes Identified

    Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

    Earlier this month at the 58th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Human Genetics in Philadelphia, researchers reported the results of two genome-wide genetic analyses, identifying five significant loci that contribute to autism susceptibility, three of which have not been reported previously [...]

  • New Highlight HEALTH Network RSS Feed

    Friday, November 21st, 2008

    It’s been almost a year since I introduced the Highlight HEALTH Network. The network is an aggregation of content from three sites: Highlight HEALTH Highlight HEALTH 2.0 The Highlight HEALTH Web Directory There’s also a network webpage, Highlight HEALTH.net (.net as in network, creativ [...]

  • Health Search and the Semantic Web

    Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

    Before it gets too far behind us, I wanted to write briefly about the Health 2.0 Conference, which was held in San Francisco on October 22 and 23rd. The Health 2.0 Conference focuses on the application of Web 2.0 technologies to the fields of medicine and healthcare. Specifically, I wanted to commen [...]

  • Encephalon #58 - Decision Making

    Sunday, November 09th, 2008

    Welcome to the 58th edition of Encephalon, where we highlight some of the best neuroscience and psychology blog posts from around the blogosphere. This edition includes 20 articles on a variety of interesting topics, including intelligence, belief, neurodegeneration, multi-tasking, memory, grief and [...]

  • Encephalon #58 Call for Submissions

    Thursday, November 06th, 2008

    Highlight HEALTH will be hosting the next edition of Encephalon #58 on Monday, November 10th. As host, I invite you to send your submissions. What is Encephalon? Encephalon is a bi-weekly blog carnival that presents a selection of the best neuroscience and psychology blog posts. Past editions can b [...]

  • The New Placebo: Prescribing Positive Expectations with Real Drugs

    Wednesday, November 05th, 2008

    A recent study finds that many U.S. doctors regularly prescribe placebo treatments in the form of real drugs for medical care [1]. Most physicians surveyed view this practice as ethically permissible. The study also finds that many physicians are not fully transparent regarding the use of placebo tr [...]

  • 2008 Presidential Candidates on the Issues of Biomedical Research and Healthcare

    Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

    A major determinant of America’s health and competitiveness in the world is progress in the life sciences. Over the past twenty years, the life sciences have had a tremendous impact on human health through the understanding of the molecular basis of disease and the development of new diagnosti [...]