Archive: 15/05/2018

Love hurts: Spats with spouse may worsen chronic pain, other symptoms

A fight with a spouse may end in hurt feelings, but for those with chronic conditions like arthritis or diabetes, those arguments may have physical repercussions as well, according to researchers.

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Zebrafish heart development reveals key insight into inherited heart defects

Scientists have shown for the first time that the blueprint for the four chambers of the human heart exists in the humble zebrafish, a study in eLife reports.

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Gun safety programs do not prevent children from handling firearms, study finds

Children who participate in gun safety programs often ignore what they learned when encountering a real firearm, according to a Rutgers School of Nursing study.

May 15, 2018

A high-fiber diet protects mice against the flu virus

Dietary fiber increases survival in influenza-infected mice by setting the immune system at a healthy level of responsiveness, according to a preclinical study published May 15th in the journal Immunity. A high-fiber diet ...

May 15, 2018

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Researchers propose how REM and non-REM sleep may work together to help us solve problems

Sleep is known to be important for creative thinking, but exactly how it helps and what role each sleep stage—REM and non-REM—plays remains unclear. A team of researchers have now developed a hypothesis, outlined in an ...

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New findings explain how melatonin promotes sleep

An estimated 50 to 70 million Americans have some type of sleep disorder, according to the National Sleep Foundation. Some turn to melatonin supplements to help them fall asleep. Melatonin is a hormone known to promote sleep, ...

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Study finds that different diseases elicit distinct sets of exhausted T cells

The battle between the human immune system and long-term, persisting infections and other chronic diseases such as cancer results in a prolonged stalemate. Over time battle-weary T cells become exhausted, giving germs or ...

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Fertility study finds acupuncture ineffective for IVF birth rates

A study of over 800 Australian and New Zealand women undergoing acupuncture treatment during their IVF (in vitro fertilization) cycle has confirmed no significant difference in live birth rates. The findings published today ...

May 15, 2018

How can we help children with brain injuries transition back to school?

Children with brain injuries face significant challenges when transitioning from hospital or home to school where they face issues such as lack of educator understanding and catching up with missed work. In the current issue ...

May 15, 2018

New study sheds light on how we perceive color

When we view natural images the colours we perceive are due to colour information at every local patch of an image, rather than how colours interact when they transition from one point to another, according to a new study ...

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Archive: 15/05/2018

Love hurts: Spats with spouse may worsen chronic pain, other symptoms

Zebrafish heart development reveals key insight into inherited heart defects

Gun safety programs do not prevent children from handling firearms, study finds

A high-fiber diet protects mice against the flu virus

Researchers propose how REM and non-REM sleep may work together to help us solve problems

New findings explain how melatonin promotes sleep

Study finds that different diseases elicit distinct sets of exhausted T cells

Fertility study finds acupuncture ineffective for IVF birth rates

How can we help children with brain injuries transition back to school?

New study sheds light on how we perceive color

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