Archive: 02/12/2014

Stuck in survival mode: Insights into turning down your stress level

A clinical psychologist and professor of psychiatry at the UConn School of Medicine, Julian Ford has spent the past two decades researching stress and trauma. He has edited or authored 10 books, including co-authoring Hijacked ...

Dec 2, 2014

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Does sleep really shorten when we get older?

As we age, the quality of our sleep gets gradually worse. People who were able to sleep deeply all night in their twenties become increasingly likely to wake up in the night in their forties. This is a common change to sleeping ...

Dec 2, 2014

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Preeclampsia education saves lives

It can happen to anyone. It doesn't discriminate. And there's no way to stop it—at least not yet.

Dec 2, 2014

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Visions of a vegetarian New Zealand

A vegetarian New Zealand is seen as contradictory to our national identity but may create a kinder society, according to Victoria University of Wellington research.

Dec 2, 2014

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World health systems need to be better in preventing violence against women

New research shows how important global health systems are in responding to and preventing violence against women.

Dec 2, 2014

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Study shows some newborns lose weight much faster than previously recognized

Using weights obtained from over 100,000 Northern California babies, a new study is the first to detail the weight loss patterns of exclusively breastfed newborns. The results show that some breastfed babies lose weight ...

Dec 2, 2014

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Cold-related asthma attacks predictable with new test

People who have asthma generally suffer worse with colds caused by rhinoviruses than other people do. There are also asthmatics and patients with the severe lung condition COPD in whom the cold virus can trigger serious flare-ups ...

Dec 2, 2014

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Stressed-out cancers may provide drug target

Research at the University of Adelaide has discovered cancer cells may be particularly susceptible to metabolic stress – opening the way for new targeted therapy that won't harm normal cells.

Dec 2, 2014

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Probe finds shared needles, poor hygiene in India sterilisation deaths (Update)

An independent investigation into the death of 13 women in India after mass sterilisation surgeries found the doctor and his staff used the same needles for all the procedures and never changed their gloves.

Dec 2, 2014

Alcohol abuse linked to newly identified gene network

Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified a network of genes that appear to work together in determining alcohol dependence. The findings, which could lead to future treatments and therapies for alcoholics ...

Dec 2, 2014

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