(January 27, 2010 - Insidermedicine) 

From New York - According to a report published in the journal Neuron, resting while awake may boost memory retention. Researchers showed participants several images and then put them in a period of awake rest--in which subjects could think about whatever they wanted to--while imaging a part of the brain that plays a role in memory known as the hippocampus. Results showed that during rest, there was significant activity in the hippocampus--and that those who had the most activity in that region scored better on consequent memory tests.

From Indianapolis - Many American schizophrenic patients becomes victims of crime, according to a report published in BMC Psychiatry. Researchers studied 600 schizophrenic patients, finding that 46% of these patients had at least one encounter with the criminal justice system and that in 67% of these cases, the schizophrenic patients were the victim of a crime.

And finally, from Toronto - According to a study published in the Journal of Trauma, a majority of trauma-related injuries that occur in rural Ontario, Canada result in pre-hospital patient mortality. Researchers studied nearly 3,500 trauma related mortalities that occurred in Ontario, finding 54% of trauma related deaths occurred before the patient even reached the emergency department. People who lived in the most rural locations, with little access to immediate trauma care centers, were twice as likely to die before reaching the hospital.