Cyclist's benefit from helmets clearly shown
Cyclists who don't wear a helmet are almost six times more likely to suffer a severe head injury than their helmeted counterparts, according University of Sydney research published in the latest issue of the Medical Journal of ...
Health
May 06, 2013 |
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Wide-eyed fear expressions may help us—and others—to locate threats
Wide-eyed expressions that typically signal fear may enlarge our visual field and mutually enhance others' ability to locate threats, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2013 |
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Cosmetic breast implants may adversely affect survival in women who develop breast cancer
Cosmetic breast implants seem to adversely affect the survival of women who are subsequently diagnosed with breast cancer, finds a small study published on BMJ website today.
Cancer
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Chemo, radiation followed by surgery improves survival in lung cancer patients
In one of the largest observational studies of its kind, researchers report that a combination of chemotherapy and radiation followed by surgery in patients with stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer improves survival.
Cancer
Apr 30, 2013 |
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Pregnant women with high celiac disease antibodies are at risk for low birth weight babies
Pregnant women with mid to high levels of antibodies common in patients with celiac disease are at risk for having babies with reduced fetal weight and birth weight, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the offici ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Relative proportion of MRSA increasing in S. aureus isolates
(HealthDay)—The relative proportion of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is increasing in S. aureus isolates, and methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) is becoming increasingly resista ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 18, 2013 |
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A new case in China adds unknowns to bird flu (Update)
A new case of bird flu in China's capital, a 4-year-old boy who displayed no symptoms, is adding to the unknowns about the latest outbreak that has caused 63 confirmed cases and 14 deaths, health officials ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Bias in the courtroom: Study finds impartial experts not so impartial
(Medical Xpress)—Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists are ethically bound to be impartial, to look only at the evidence before them, when performing evaluations or providing expert opinions in court. But new research ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Cohort study indicates that selenium may be protective against advanced prostate cancer
A greater level of toenail selenium was associated with a significant decrease in the risk for advanced prostate cancer, according to data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting 2013, held in Washington, D.C., April 6-10.
Cancer
Apr 10, 2013 |
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Are people really staring at you?
(Medical Xpress)—People often think that other people are staring at them even when they aren't research led by the University of Sydney has found.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Estrogen plus progestin use linked with increased breast cancer incidence and mortality
Estrogen plus progestin use is linked with increased breast cancer incidence. In addition, prognosis is similar for both users and nonusers of combined hormone therapy, suggesting that mortality from breast cancer may be ...
Cancer
Mar 29, 2013 |
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Study finds good marriages more likely for teens of happy homes
A UT Dallas study has found that people who come from families with members who are encouraging and engaged with one another tend to have marriages with more positive outcomes later in life.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 21, 2013 |
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Study identifies ways children can meet recommended activity goals
Despite overwhelming evidence about the benefits of physical activity for children, most American youngsters are not meeting the federal recommendation of 60 minutes a day.
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Mar 13, 2013 |
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Resveratrol in a red wine sauce: Fountain of youth or snake-oil?
Resveratrol, a molecule found in red wine (and red grape skin and elsewhere) is back in the headlines after an international team of researchers published a paper in the journal Sciencelate last week. The news made headlines arou ...
Medical research
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Duration of breastfeeding during infancy does not reduce a child's risk of being overweight, obese, study reports
In research that included nearly 14,000 healthy infants in Belarus, an intervention that succeeded in improving the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding during infancy did not result in a lower risk of overweight or ...
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Mar 12, 2013 |
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