Archive: 15/07/2015

The trustworthiness of an inmate's face may seal his fate

The perceived trustworthiness of an inmate's face may determine the severity of the sentence he receives, according to new research using photos and sentencing data for inmates in the state of Florida. The research, published ...

Jul 15, 2015

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Body temperature change may trigger sudden cardiac death

Scientists, including SFU professor Peter Ruben, have found that sudden death caused by cardiac arrhythmia can be triggered by changes in body temperature. The study is published in the Journal of Physiology.

Jul 15, 2015

Lowcost interventions can improve patient and staff safety in mental health wards

A recent study, published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies, reveals a set of ten low-cost interventions that can increase safety on psychiatric wards. This Safewards Model reduces aggression, self-harm and ...

Jul 15, 2015

A new strategy against spinal cord injuries

Patients, doctors and researchers look with great expectations to epidural electrostimulation, a medical technique that could alleviate the condition of subjects affected by paralysis due to spinal cord injury. Although still ...

Jul 15, 2015

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Novel approach identifies unique DNA signature

Researchers in Keele University's Research Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine and at the Haywood Rheumatology Centre, in Staffordshire, UK, and the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, have for ...

Jul 15, 2015

How can you help your child handle ADHD?

As is true for any children, those with ADHD need to learn to monitor their own behaviors and, when needed, change their behaviors. This process can be referred to as "self-monitoring" (notice what you are doing) and "self-regulation" ...

Jul 15, 2015

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A master gene determines whether cells become pancreatic or liver cells

A gene in human embryonic stem cells not only steers them to form a pancreas but simultaneously prevents them from becoming liver cells, A*STAR researchers have shown. This discovery is an important step toward growing functioning ...

Jul 15, 2015

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New roles revealed for immune-regulatory protein may have significant clinical implications

Surprising insights into the activities of a 'transcription factor' protein that controls genes in cells of the immune system could change medical practice and clarify the protein's role in immunity. Hongbing Yu and colleagues ...

Jul 15, 2015

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Doctors say more geriatric research and programs should focus on successful aging

A majority of studies done on senior citizens focus on frailty, but only a small percentage of older adults are actually frail. In "Failing to focus on healthy aging: A frailty of our discipline?" set to be published in the ...

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Archive: 15/07/2015

The trustworthiness of an inmate's face may seal his fate

Body temperature change may trigger sudden cardiac death

Lowcost interventions can improve patient and staff safety in mental health wards

A new strategy against spinal cord injuries

Novel approach identifies unique DNA signature

How can you help your child handle ADHD?

A master gene determines whether cells become pancreatic or liver cells

New roles revealed for immune-regulatory protein may have significant clinical implications

Doctors say more geriatric research and programs should focus on successful aging

Unsafe newborn sleep influenced by grandmas and family traditions

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