Archive: 18/08/2015
Accuracy of sexual assault testimonies not affected by alcohol intoxication, study finds
People are often concerned about the accuracy of testimony given by victims who were intoxicated during a sexual assault– but a new study by University of Leicester researchers has found that while alcohol intoxicated participants ...
Aug 18, 2015
Patient satisfaction is a poor surrogate for quality of care in brain surgery
Patient satisfaction is a very poor proxy for quality of care comparisons in elective cranial neurosurgery. Because deaths are rare events in elective cranial neurosurgery, reporting of surgeon or even department-specific ...
Aug 18, 2015
GABA supplementation improves planning for actions
People show an enhanced ability of prioritizing planned actions after the ingestion of the food supplement GABA. Psychologists Laura Steenbergen and Lorenza Colzato, with their colleagues at the Leiden Institute of Brain ...
Aug 18, 2015
Report paints comprehensive picture of palliative care services in Ireland
A new report into the availability, variety, quality, cost, effectiveness and use of specialist palliative care services in three regions in Ireland has just been published by researchers from Trinity College Dublin and the ...
Aug 18, 2015
HIV research increases number of people coming forward for testing
A study by Canterbury Christ Church University shows that targeted public health, social media and educational interventions for healthcare professionals increase the number and timeliness of HIV tests in those at risk of ...
Aug 18, 2015