Archive: 21/05/2018

Toddler bedtime can switch on snooze

Bedtime fading offers a strong solution to curb toddler bedtime tantrums and promote significant improvements in sleep patterns, research by Flinders University sleep experts has found.

May 21, 2018

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Research explores why students choose to run

As thousands of runners take on Plymouth's half marathon, researchers from the University of Plymouth Occupational Therapy team have analysed what makes students engage with running.

May 21, 2018

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Consumers focus on food types, not portions, when it comes to perceived healthiness

It's an age-old question: Is it healthier to focus on the type of food you eat or the portion size?

May 21, 2018

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Shaping reward circuits

A reward center in the brain—the nucleus accumbens (NAc)—integrates inputs from multiple brain regions to drive motivated behaviors. Metabotropic glutamate (mGlu) receptors regulate the strength of neuronal connections ...

May 21, 2018

Study finds acetaminophen helps reduce acute kidney injury risk in children following cardiac surgery

Children who underwent cardiac surgery were less likely to develop acute kidney injury if they had been treated with acetaminophen in the first 48 hours after their procedures, according to a Vanderbilt study just published ...

May 21, 2018

Study looks at collaboration, facial recognition

Two heads are better than one—so goes the common adage. But are two heads collaborating really more effective at making decisions than two working independently?

May 21, 2018

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Bladder cancer model could pave the way for better drug efficacy studies

Understanding that not all bladder cancers are the same, researchers at the University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have created a tool that may help them to uncover why only a fraction of patients ...

May 21, 2018

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Preventing murder by addressing domestic violence

Victims of domestic violence are at a high risk to be murdered—or a victim of attempted murder— according to a Cuyahoga County task force of criminal-justice professionals, victim advocates and researchers working to ...

May 21, 2018