Archive: 19/05/2014
Favoritism, not hostility, causes most discrimination, psychology professor says
Most discrimination in the U.S. is not caused by intention to harm people different from us, but by ordinary favoritism directed at helping people similar to us, according to a theoretical review published online in American ...
May 19, 2014
Florida MERS patient released from hospital
A man from Saudi Arabia who is one of three patients diagnosed with an infection from a Middle East respiratory virus in the United States has been released from a hospital.
May 19, 2014
Teens who participate in sports show lower levels of hazardous drinking
New research in Criminal Behavior and Mental Health aimed to find the relationship between participation in organized sports and an increase in hazardous drinking. Unlike previous research, the study focused on an underrepresented ...
May 19, 2014
Studies find existing and experimental drugs active against MERS-coronavirus
A series of research articles published ahead of print in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy have identified a number of existing pharmaceutical drugs and compounds under development that may offer effective ...
May 19, 2014
Does birth control impact women's choice of sexual partners?
Birth control is used worldwide by more than 60 million women. Since its introduction, it has changed certain aspects of women's lives including family roles, gender roles and social life. New research in The Journal of Sexual ...
May 19, 2014
Study shows dementia patients benefit from holistic exercise program
While dementia patients can often suffer from depression and declining physical and mental ability, exercise has been shown to help improve both their physical and psychological wellbeing. Researchers at Teesside University ...
May 19, 2014
New MERS deaths take Saudi toll to 173
Saudi health authorities reported Monday new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, taking to 173 the overall number of fatalities from the disease in the world's worst-hit country.
May 19, 2014
Children who exercise have better body-fat distribution, regardless of their weight
Maybe the numbers on the scale aren't alarming, but that doesn't mean that healthy-weight children get a pass on exercising, according to a new University of Illinois study published in Pediatrics.
May 19, 2014
Novel pulmonary hypertension drug proves safe and effective in Phase III Trial
After a year of being treated with a novel drug, patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) and those with persistent or recurrent pulmonary hypertension after an operation for the disease ...
May 19, 2014