Archive: 14/11/2018

Researchers test a web-based tool to encourage good nutrition among urban youth

Childhood obesity is a serious public health challenge in the United States, especially among black and Latino adolescents. The pervasive use of technology and new media among this population creates a unique opportunity ...

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People recently released from prison face challenges in accessing medical care

People who disclose that they have recently been released from prison are significantly less likely to be offered an appointment when seeking care from a family doctor compared to other patients, suggests new research from ...

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Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease

New research reveals how a single protein interferes with the immune system when exposed to the bacterium that causes Legionnaires' disease, findings that could have broad implications for development of medicines to fight ...

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Regular checks of very preterm babies' head size can help identify long-term IQ problems

Regular early head circumference assessments add valuable information when screening for long-term neurocognitive risk – according to new research by an international research collaboration, including the University of ...

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Scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail

By combining two imaging modalities—adaptive optics and angiography—investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see live neurons, epithelial cells, and blood vessels deep in the eye's light-sensing retina. Resolving ...

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Youth-oriented mental health campaign shows evidence of success

A community engagement campaign launched by Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health to address mental health barriers had an impressive reach with the younger audience it targeted and showed signs of changing attitudes, ...

Nov 14, 2018

Recommendations to reduce recidivism in transgender women

Previously incarcerated transgender women can find themselves caught in a cycle that leads to repeat jail time. A new analysis of Allegheny County by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers identifies ...

Nov 14, 2018

New research has revealed we are actually better at remembering names than faces

With the Christmas party season fast approaching, there will be plenty of opportunity to re-live the familiar, and excruciatingly-awkward, social situation of not being able to remember an acquaintance's name.

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Patients with cancers of the gullet, stomach and bowel respond well to new anti-HER2 drug

Dublin, Ireland: An antibody that binds simultaneously to two distinct regions of the HER2 receptor to block the growth of cancer cells has shown promising signs of anti-tumour activity in a number of cancers including those ...

Nov 14, 2018

New brain imaging research shows that when we expect something to hurt it does, even if the stimulus isn't so painful

Expect a shot to hurt and it probably will, even if the needle poke isn't really so painful. Brace for a second shot and you'll likely flinch again, even though—second time around—you should know better.

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Archive: 14/11/2018

Researchers test a web-based tool to encourage good nutrition among urban youth

People recently released from prison face challenges in accessing medical care

Discovery suggests new route to fight infection, disease

Regular checks of very preterm babies' head size can help identify long-term IQ problems

Scientists combine technologies to view the retina in unprecedented detail

Youth-oriented mental health campaign shows evidence of success

Recommendations to reduce recidivism in transgender women

New research has revealed we are actually better at remembering names than faces

Patients with cancers of the gullet, stomach and bowel respond well to new anti-HER2 drug

New brain imaging research shows that when we expect something to hurt it does, even if the stimulus isn't so painful

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