Some minimally conscious and vegetative patients appear to be capable of learning simple associations between two stimuli, and this ability seems to be strongly correlated with subsequent recovery.
The Gonzalez protocol, an alternative medicine approach for treating pancreatic cancer, shows no difference from not treating the cancer in terms of survival rates while significantly lowering quality of life.
A new study shows that rewarding people for good behavior may be better at promoting cooperation than punishing them for offenses when reputations are at stake.
