Archive: 14/03/2014

Drivers with hemianopia fail to detect pedestrians

A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma often means the end of driving.

Mar 14, 2014

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Research team discovers molecule that may help fight cancer drug resistance

(Medical Xpress)—There are no popularity contests for proteins, but a prevalent protein called ubiquitin drew quite a following after three scientists received the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering its role ...

Mar 14, 2014

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Why expanding flu vaccination is good public policy

The elderly are often hit hardest during flu season, and their vulnerability means that they tend to be targeted by vaccination programs. But is this always the best strategy?

Mar 14, 2014

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New method for prostate cancer detection can save millions of men painful examination

Each year prostate tissue samples are taken from over a million men around the world – in most cases using 12 large biopsy needles – to check whether they have prostate cancer. This medical procedure, which was recently ...

Mar 14, 2014

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New research offers rehabilitation hope for stroke sufferers

(Medical Xpress)—A University of Reading research team has made a huge step forward in understanding in one of the rarest language disorders caused by strokes.

Mar 14, 2014

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Convalescing at home after a stroke

Once every three seconds, somewhere in the world, someone suffers what's commonly referred to as a stroke: a haemorrhage or infarction of the brain. Circa 75% of the people who survive a stroke are left with temporary or ...

Mar 14, 2014

If you become poor can you ever be happy again?

(Medical Xpress)—Becoming poor makes people feel unhappy immediately due to the loss of income and status and this does not improve, even over the long term. This was the key finding of research* by University of Luxembourg ...

Mar 14, 2014

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Brain mapping confirms patients with schizophrenia have impaired ability to imitate

According to George Bernard Shaw, "Imitation is not just the sincerest form of flattery – it's the sincerest form of learning." According to psychologists, imitation is something that we all do whenever we learn a new skill, ...

Mar 14, 2014

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Targeting symptoms of psychosis

(Medical Xpress)—A novel psychological treatment to reduce the severity of delusional episodes experienced by people with psychosis is being trialled in a new Flinders University study.

Mar 14, 2014

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Older Chinese adults with dementia and depression have a significantly higher risk of mortality

(Medical Xpress)—Older adults with dementia and depression living in rural China have a significantly higher risk of mortality than their urban counterparts, according to a new report by UK and Chinese scientists.

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