Archive: 19/07/2016

Hormone therapy for postmenopausal brain performance has no effect, whether started early or late

A study led by a scientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine shows that hormone therapy has a negligible effect on verbal memory and other mental skills regardless of how soon after menopause a woman begins therapy.

Jul 19, 2016

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Scientists pinpoint a neural center of resilience

Why some people handle stress better than others is a question that has fascinated scientists for decades. Now a Yale-led team reports that flexible brain activity in a particular area of the brain may predict resilience. ...

Jul 19, 2016

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Molecular messenger Urocortin-3 helps mice find new friends

Meeting new people can be both stressful and rewarding. Research at the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, reported today in Nature Neuroscience, suggests that a molecule involved in regulating stress in the brain may also ...

Jul 19, 2016

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49,000 kids dying of malnutrition linked to Boko Haram: UN

Some 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria's Islamic extremist uprising if they don't get treatment, the U.N. children's agency warned Tuesday.

Jul 19, 2016

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11 dead in suspected South Sudan cholera outbreak: UNICEF

UNICEF says 11 people have died in a suspected cholera outbreak in South Sudan.

Jul 19, 2016

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Metastatic prostate cancer cases skyrocket

The number of new cases of metastatic prostate cancer climbed 72 percent in the past decade from 2004 to 2013, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study. The report considers whether a recent trend of fewer men being screened ...

Jul 19, 2016

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Despite opioid concerns, seniors often exit the hospital with prescription, study says

It's a common scenario: Someone checks into a hospital for surgery or an illness and leaves with a prescription for an opioid painkiller, opening the door to long-term use and dependence. A recent study examined this pattern ...

Jul 19, 2016

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China HIV leak violates patients' rights: WHO

A leak of HIV carriers' identities in China was a violation of their "fundamental right", the World Health Organization said, after reports that hundreds of infected people were approached by telephone swindlers.

Jul 19, 2016

Scientists herald 'tipping point' in ability to predict academic achievement from DNA

Scientists from King's College London have used a new genetic scoring technique to predict academic achievement from DNA alone. This is the strongest prediction from DNA of a behavioural measure to date.

Jul 19, 2016

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Same genes could make us prone to both happiness and depression

The same genes that make us prone to depression could also make us prone to positivity, two psychology researchers have suggested.

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