Month: October 2020

Judges’ decisions in sport focus more on vigor than skill

Researchers analyzed almost 550 men’s and women’s mixed martial arts contests, using data collated for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and found the rate at which competitors fight is more likely to result in judges awarding victory than the skill with which they attack their opponents. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, […]

Published on October 28, 2020

For Each Critically Ill COVID Patient, a Family Is Suffering, Too

The weeks of fear and uncertainty that Pam and Paul Alexander suffered as their adult daughter struggled against COVID-19 etched itself into the very roots of their hair, leaving behind bald patches by the time she left the hospital in early May. Tisha Holt had been transferred by ambulance from a smaller hospital outside Nashville, […]

Published on October 28, 2020

Connectome-Based Model Predicts Deep Brain Stimulation Outcome in Parkinson’s Disease

Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is an effective invasive treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) at present. Due to the invasiveness and cost of operations, a reliable tool is required to predict the outcome of therapy in the clinical decision-making process. This work aims to investigate whether the topological network of functional connectivity states […]

Published on October 28, 2020