‘Information theory’ recruited to help scientists find cancer genes
Using a widely known field of mathematics designed mainly to study how digital and other forms of information are measured,
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Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to altered information processing in infants
Exposure to phthalates, a class of chemicals widely used in packaging and consumer products, is known to interfere with normal
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Probiotics: beware of information from the Internet
Anyone looking for information about probiotics on the Internet, you run the risk of encountering unreliable websites, their statements are
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Survey finds one in three patients needed more information on cancer treatment side effects
One in three adults treated for cancer may experience side effects from treatment they wish they had known more about,
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Inability to integrate reward information contributes to undervalued rewards in schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia have a hard time integrating information about a reward—the size of the reward and the probability of
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Past memory cues help people juggle numerous pieces of information
Many everyday tasks require people to represent and combine information from multiple sources. For example, when a person checks the
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Understanding how visual information guides behavior
To understand more about how we respond to what we see around us, a team of scientists at NERF has
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Pulse wave analysis provides reliable information on heart health in young people
Arterial stiffness is one of the early signs of cardiovascular disease, and arterial stiffening has been observed in children. A
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