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Breakthrough study identifies trauma switch

Researchers from the University of Exeter Medical School have for the first time identified the mechanism that protects us from developing uncontrollable fear.

Neuroscience created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Researcher explores the risk and rewards of stem cell products

The brave new world of stem cell research dangles the exciting potential for a host of leading-edge treatments that may one day help cure debilitating diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's, maladies that today cannot ...

Medical research created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Almost one in three pedestrians 'distracted' by mobiles while crossing street

Almost one in three pedestrians is distracted by mobile devices while crossing busy road junctions, finds an observational study published online in Injury Prevention.

Health created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Genetic mystery of Behcet's disease unfolds along the ancient Silk Road

Researchers have identified four new regions on the human genome associated with Behcet's disease, a painful and potentially dangerous condition found predominantly in people with ancestors along the Silk Road. For nearly ...

Genetics created Jan 06, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Young drivers who take risks on the road have a greater risk of mental health problems

Young adults who take risks when driving are more likely to experience psychological distress, including mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reveals research published ahead of print in Injury Prevention.

Health created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Alcohol causes a quarter of Europe road deaths

Alcohol abuse is responsible for around a quarter of the 30,000 people who die in road accidents across the European Union every year, the bloc's drugs agency said in a report published on Friday.

Health created Dec 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers

Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Attitudes to speed among learner drivers predict unsafe driving once qualified

Attitudes to speed and risk-taking on the road develop at the learner driver stage and predict those who will go on to be potentially dangerous drivers once fully licensed, indicates research published online in Injury Pr ...

Health created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spinal cord treatment offers hope

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have developed a promising new treatment for spinal cord injury in animals, which could eventually prevent paralysis in thousands of people worldwide every ...

Neuroscience created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A tide of health risks engulfs the largest generation of adolescents in the world's history

There is wide variation between and within regions in the profile of adolescent health. The highest death rates remain in low-income and middle-income countries (LMIC). Alarmingly, adolescents in these countries are rapidly ...

Health created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists develop 'magic bullet' nanomedicine for Acute Lung Injury

Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have devised a 'magic bullet' nanomedicine which could become the first effective treatment for Acute Lung Injury or ALI, a condition affecting 20 per cent of all patients in intensive ...

Medical research created May 15, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Speed cameras in urban areas save millions in cash

The deployment of speed cameras in urban areas saves vast amounts of money as well as lives, reveals a two year financial analysis, published online in Injury Prevention.

Health created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Roads pave the way for the spread of superbugs

Antibiotic resistant E. coli was much more prevalent in villages situated along roads than in rural villages located away from roads, which suggests that roads play a major role in the spread or containment of antibiotic resist ...

Medical research created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast