Archive: 20/09/2017

Researchers develop new tool to assess individual's level of wisdom

Researchers at University of San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new tool called the San Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE) to assess an individual's level of wisdom, based upon a conceptualization of wisdom as a trait ...

Sep 20, 2017

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Alcohol use affects levels of cholesterol regulator through epigenetics

In an analysis of the epigenomes of people and mice, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine and the National Institutes of Health report that drinking alcohol may induce changes to a cholesterol-regulating gene.

Sep 20, 2017

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Despite legal abortion in Great Britain, women cite access barriers, new research finds

Some women are seeking abortion services outside the formal health care system in Great Britain, where abortion is legally available, citing reasons such as access barriers, privacy concerns and controlling circumstances, ...

Sep 20, 2017

Failing medical implants are causing hundreds of thousands of people misery

Thousands of women across the world have been left in terrible pain after being implanted with transvaginal mesh – a device to treat urinary incontinence or prolapse. How did a medical implant that has caused so much damage ...

Sep 20, 2017

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One in four girls is depressed at age 14, new study reveals

New research shows a quarter of girls (24%) and one in 10 boys (9%) are depressed at age 14.

Sep 20, 2017

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Guess who? Facial expressions can cause confusion

Photos of the same person can look substantially different. For example, your passport photo may look quite different from your driving licence, or your face in holiday photos.

Sep 20, 2017