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Drug 'reduces implicit racial bias,' study suggests
(Medical Xpress) -- Taking a heart disease medication can affect a person's subconscious attitudes towards race, a team of ethicists, psychiatrists and psychologists at Oxford University has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 09, 2012 |
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More data on knee replacements needed
(Medical Xpress) -- Oxford University experts have called for better monitoring of knee replacement surgery to improve outcomes for patients.
Surgery
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Fumarate greatly reduces heart attack damage in mice
(Medical Xpress) -- Boosting levels of the simple compound fumarate in mice significantly reduces damage from a heart attack, an Oxford University-led study has shown.
Medical research
Mar 07, 2012 |
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Study closes debate on folic acid and heart disease
(Medical Xpress) -- Taking folic acid supplements is not going to have any meaningful effect on your risk of coronary heart disease.
Cardiology
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Getting the measure of MRI
(Medical Xpress) -- A method for imaging the brain that has largely been confined to neuroscience labs may now find its place as a proper tool for medical diagnosis.
Neuroscience
Feb 14, 2012 |
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The ethics of brain boosting
(Medical Xpress) -- The idea of a simple, cheap and widely available device that could boost brain function sounds too good to be true.
Neuroscience
Jan 26, 2012 |
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Spin-out targets better cancer treatment
A new Oxford University spin-out firm, Oxford Cancer Biomarkers Limited, is to develop technology to ensure that only patients who are likely to benefit from anti-cancer drugs will receive them and that the best treatment ...
Cancer
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Why men 'exhibit warrior tendencies'
A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 24, 2012 |
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Fake malaria drugs threaten crisis in Africa
(Medical Xpress) -- The emergence of fake and poor quality anti-malarial drugs could dash hopes of controlling malaria in Africa, warn experts writing in the Malaria Journal. Millions of lives could be put ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 17, 2012 |
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For crying out loud!: Baby cries get a speedy response
(Medical Xpress) -- The sound of babies crying is uniquely able to get adults to react at speed, Oxford University researchers have found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2012 |
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First trial of a new hepatitis C vaccine shows promise
(Medical Xpress) -- A new vaccine against the chronic liver disease hepatitis C has shown promising results in a first clinical trial in humans, Oxford University researchers report.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 05, 2012 |
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Treating sleep problems may be important in schizophrenia
(Medical Xpress) -- A study of schizophrenia patients has found profound disruptions in their sleep patterns, with half also having irregular body clocks that are out of synch with the pattern of night and ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Learning left from right
(Medical Xpress) -- Pop psychology assertions about left-brain/right-brain differences are pretty much tosh. Our personalities are not dominated by a battle between the creative skills residing in one half ...
Neuroscience
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Rare gene variant implicates vitamin D in cause of multiple sclerosis
(Medical Xpress) -- A rare genetic variant that appears to be directly and causally linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) has been identified by Oxford University researchers.
Neuroscience
Dec 09, 2011 |
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Tiny electric currents may aid stroke recovery
(Medical Xpress) -- Tiny electric currents applied across regions of the brain can improve hand movements in recovering stroke patients for a short period, an Oxford University study has demonstrated.
Neuroscience
Dec 08, 2011 |
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