Archive: 17/04/2015
Cognitive problems are common after cardiac arrest
Half of all patients who survive a cardiac arrest experience problems with cognitive functions such as memory and attention. This has been shown by a major international study led from Lund University. Surprisingly, however, ...
Apr 17, 2015
Should they stay or go? Study finds no harm when hospitals allow familes to observe CPR
When a hospital patient's heart stops, the drama starts, as doctors and nurses work furiously at resuscitation. And at many hospitals, that's the cue for someone to pull a curtain and hurry the patient's loved ones out of ...
Apr 17, 2015
UCLA demographer produces best estimate yet of Cambodia's death toll under Pol Pot
The death toll in Cambodia under Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot was most likely between 1.2 million and 2.8 million—or between 13 percent and 30 percent of the country's population at the time—according to a forthcoming article ...
Apr 17, 2015
Self-affirmations may calm jitters and boost performance, research finds
When the stakes are high, people in positions of low power may perform better by using self-affirmations to boost their confidence, according to new research published by the Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Apr 17, 2015
Trial shows better function after stroke if clots removed
A technique that removes blood clots from large brain blood vessels reduced disability after stroke in a trial conducted in Catalonia, Spain, and co-led by an expert from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. The ...
Apr 17, 2015
Smokers underestimate risks of a few cigarettes
Many people still dangerously underestimate the health risks associated with smoking even a few cigarettes a day, despite decades of public health campaigning, French researchers have reported at the European Lung Cancer ...
Apr 17, 2015