Archive: 15/05/2015

Tackling obesity needs a number of magic bullets

No one health issue has the most impact on human health, or engenders more debate about how to tackle it, than obesity.

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Epilepsy has been found to reduce the generation of new neurons

Amanda Sierra and Juan Manuel Encinas, Ikerbasque researchers at the Achucarro centre (Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience) have discovered a new property of hippocampal neural stem cells by using an epilepsy model in ...

May 15, 2015

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Diet and exercise are a universal prescription for better health

What if there were a nearly universal prescription for better health, one that could save untold thousands of lives annually, lower health care costs and even help shrink the nation's carbon footprint?

May 15, 2015

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Microsoft study claims human attention span now lags behind goldfish

(Medical Xpress)—Microsoft has conducted a study aimed at learning how modern technology is impacting the attention span of people who use it. They have published their results on their own website, and claim also that ...

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Helping front-line nurses help suicidal patients

Assessing an individual's risk of suicide is a challenging task for nurses. Three Ryerson researchers, though, are looking for ways to support nurses as they complete the risk-assessment process.

May 15, 2015

Even Olympic athletes have cardiac abnormalities and may be at risk of CVD

Even athletes whose performance and fitness are at the very highest level may have life-threatening cardiovascular abnormalities. Indeed, a study of more than 2,000 athletes eligible for the summer and winter Olympic games ...

May 15, 2015

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Scientists discover bacterial cause behind fatal heart complications

Researchers at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health have discovered a key cause of life threatening heart complications, conditions that frequently follow severe infections with the bacteria ...

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Bone health key in aiding Rett's syndrome patients

An international panel of experts, led by WA researchers, is developing guidelines to help clinicians and families better manage bone health in individuals with Rett's syndrome.

May 15, 2015

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Better predicting flu outbreaks with Wikipedia

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have the ability to forecast the upcoming flu season and other infectious diseases by analyzing views of Wikipedia articles. "The ability to more accurately forecast the flu season ...

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Researcher exploring why obesity strikes so hard among Mexican-American boys

Fifteen percent of non-Hispanic white children in the United States are obese, but among Mexican-American boys the figure is a much more troubling 23 percent. With funding from the National Institutes of Health, Angelina ...

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