Archive: 01/07/2013
Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-minded
New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Cognitive deficits from concussions still present after two months
The ability to focus and switch tasks readily amid distractions was compromised for up to two months following brain concussions suffered by high school athletes, according to a study at the University of ...
Health
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Psychological common ground could ease tensions among those with different religious beliefs
A University of Missouri study found that thoughts of death increased atheists, Christians, Muslims and agnostics conviction in their own world views. For example, contrary to the wartime aphorism that there are no atheists ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Detrimental effect of obesity on lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from Inserm and the Université Lille/Université Lille Nord de France have recently used a neurodegeneration model of Alzheimer's disease to provide experimental evidence of the relationship between obesity and ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
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Timely reminders boost childhood immunizations rates
New research from the Children's Outcomes Research Program at Children's Hospital Colorado shows that timely reminders by state or local health departments are more effective at increasing immunization rates among preschool ...
Health
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How to treat and not treat a cold
A sniffle here, a cough there and suddenly a cold has come. What to do? Here's how to treat - and not treat - a cold.
Health
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Mental health of dads-to-be may influence toddler's behavior
(HealthDay)—Plenty of research has linked a mother's mental health during and after pregnancy with her child's well-being. Now, a new study suggests that an expectant father's psychological distress might ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Targeting use of acid-suppressants in hospital patients
Gastrointestinal bleeds which occur in the hospital, although rare, are a significant source of morbidity and mortality when they occur. Currently, the prophylactic use of acid-suppressive medication in non-critically ill ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Moms may use TV to calm fussy infants, study finds
(HealthDay)—Many babies spend almost three hours in front of the TV each day, a new study finds, especially if their mothers are obese and TV addicts themselves, or if the babies are fussy or active.
Pediatrics
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Mozambique doctors strike over pay
Mozambican doctors launched a strike on Monday over pay and working conditions after talks broke down with the government, the country's doctors association said.
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New compound overcomes drug-resistant Staph infection in mice
Researchers have discovered a new compound that restores the health of mice infected with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), an otherwise dangerous bacterial infection. The new compound targets ...
Medical research
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Cell loss in the brain relates to variations in individual symptoms in Huntington's disease
Scientists have wrestled to understand why Huntington's disease, which is caused by a single gene mutation, can produce such variable symptoms. An authoritative review by a group of leading experts summarizes the progress ...
Neuroscience
Jan 07, 2013 |
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Why do age-related macular degeneration patients have trouble recognizing faces?
Abnormalities of eye movement and fixation may contribute to difficulty in perceiving and recognizing faces among older adults with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), suggests a study "Abnormal Fixation in Individuals with AMD when Viewing an Image of a Face" appearing in the January issue of Optometry and Vision Science, officia ...
Ophthalmology
Jan 07, 2013 |
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High court rejects Medicare challenge
(AP)—The Supreme Court has turned away a challenge from former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and other Social Security recipients who say they have the right to reject Medicare in favor of continuing health coverage ...
Health
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Large Spanish protest against health privatization
(AP)—Thousands of Spanish medical workers marched through downtown Madrid on Monday to protest against budget cuts and plans to partly privatize their cherished national health service.
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