News tagged with individuals

New mechanism to prevent type 2 diabetes in obese individuals

A new Montréal study conducted by Dr. May Faraj, associate research professor at the Université de Montréal and invited scientist at the IRCM, along with her research team and medical collaborators, shows ...

Medical research created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Clinically depressed patients phrase personal goals in less specific terms

People suffering from clinical depression express personal goals and reasons for their attainment or failure in less specific terms than people without the disorder. This lack of specificity in representing personal goals ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Application for health coverage has been simplified, shortened

(HealthDay)—The application for health insurance coverage has been simplified and shortened, with the application reduced to three pages for individuals, according to a report released April 30 by the Centers ...

Health created May 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds why some don't respond to rubella vaccine

Using advanced genetic sequencing technology and analysis, Mayo Clinic vaccine researchers have identified 27 genes that respond in very different ways to the standard rubella vaccine, making the vaccine less effective for ...

Immunology created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hormone replacement therapy improves muscle function

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) significantly improves muscle function – down to the muscle fibre level – in postmenopausal women, a new study published today in The Journal of Physiology shows.

Medical research created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ear-witness precision: Congenitally blind people have more accurate memories, research finds

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Bath have found that people who are congenitally blind have more accurate memories than those who are sighted.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Weight loss programs via virtual reality

Weight loss is a topic of concern for nearly 36% of Americans who are considered obese. There are many barriers that can interfere with weight loss. For those attending face-to-face weight loss programs, barriers can include ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drug reduces fat by blocking blood vessels

Researchers have long known that cancerous tumors grow collections of abnormal blood cells, the fuel that feeds this disease and keeps it growing. Now, new evidence in an animal model suggests that blood vessels in the fat ...

Medical research created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Why does smallpox vaccine shield some, not others? It's in the genes, study finds

How well people are protected by the smallpox vaccine depends on more than the quality of the vaccination: individual genes can alter their response, Mayo Clinic research shows. The findings, gathered using sophisticated ...

Genetics created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People present themselves in ways that counteract prejudices toward their groups, study finds

Individuals from stigmatized groups choose to present themselves in ways that counteract the specific stereotypes and prejudices associated with their group, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a jour ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Overweight adults back weight-loss health benefits

(HealthDay)—Most overweight adults feel that specific weight-loss benefits offered by health plans would be helpful, but few are willing to pay extra for them, according to a study published online April ...

Overweight and Obesity created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Individual donation amounts drop when givers are in groups

In December of last year the New York Post published images of a man about to be killed by a train while several bystanders did little to help him. Numerous studies have provided evidence that people are less likely to help ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weight loss surgery not only shrinks waists but also affects genes

Gastric bypass surgery can drastically reduce the body weight of obese individuals in a short timeframe. For reasons that are not entirely clear, the surgery also leads to early remission of type 2 diabetes in the vast majority ...

Medical research created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster

Shingles vaccine is associated with reduction in both postherpetic neuralgia and herpes zoster, but uptake in the US is low.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers developing device that could improve sound resolution for deaf individuals who opt for cochlear implants

(Medical Xpress)—The cochlear implant is widely considered to be the most successful neural prosthetic on the market. The implant, which helps deaf individuals perceive sound, translates auditory information ...

Medical research created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Individual

As commonly used, individual refers to a person or to any specific object in a collection. In the 15th century and earlier, and also today within the fields of statistics and metaphysics, individual means "indivisible", typically describing any numerically singular thing, but sometimes meaning "a person." (q.v. "The problem of proper names"). From the seventeenth century on, individual indicates separateness, as in individualism. Individuality is the state or quality of being an individual; a person separate from other persons and possessing his or her own needs, goals, and desires.

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