Archive: 01/08/2013

Experienced firefighters are more analytical under stress than novices, study finds

Experienced firefighters take longer to make decisions under stress than novice firefighters, according to research conducted at Iowa State University. But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Aug 1, 2013

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Collaborative research yields new insight into perceptions of homosexuality

That miserable standing ride in a crowded subway car, pushing your headphones deeper into your ears to drown out the screaming baby and being bounced into your neighbor with every jarring turn, is a familiar experience to ...

Aug 1, 2013

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It matters where it comes from: Some people wary of organ, blood donations depending on source

(Medical Xpress)—Some people feel so "creeped out" that they would prefer not to receive an organ or blood that came from a murderer or thief, according to researchers who assessed people's beliefs that a transplant would ...

Aug 1, 2013

Parents risk skin cancer by not practising what they preach

Forty per cent of UK parents (which equates to around 4.5 million) of children aged 16 or under admit they often forget to protect their skin in strong sun because they are concentrating on protecting their children instead, ...

Aug 1, 2013

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Breast cancer cells' sugar craving is target for new type of treatment

(Medical Xpress)—A new way to target a breast cancer cells' appetite for over-indulging in sugar, that could provide an alternative treatment for chemotherapy resistant breast cancer, is being developed by Breast Cancer ...

Aug 1, 2013

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Scientist, 98, challenges orthodoxy on causes of heart disease

Twenty years ago, at the age of 78, Fred A. Kummerow retired from the University of Illinois. That didn't mean his research days were behind him, however. Now in a wheelchair most of the time, Kummerow still maintains a laboratory ...

Aug 1, 2013

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Explainer: What is proton therapy?

When you stand in the 27km-long Large Hadron Collider tunnel deep under Switzerland and France it looks as if the chain of blue magnets simply stretches off to infinity. So when people talk about putting particle accelerators ...

Aug 1, 2013

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Dehydration likely among young athletes, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—Even when young players have water available while practicing soccer, they still became dehydrated, a University of Arkansas researcher found in a field study in Greece. Stavros Kavouras, an assistant professor ...

Aug 1, 2013