Archive: 25/09/2017

Lung cancer treatment could be having negative health effect on hearts

Radiotherapy treatment for lung cancer could have a negative effect on the health of your heart new research has found.

Sep 25, 2017

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A flu vaccine may protect your heart, too

Flu season and more importantly, flu shot season is here. It's common knowledge that the flu vaccine prevents the misery of influenza and helps protect vulnerable populations, such as the elderly, young children, and the ...

Sep 25, 2017

Attitudes to same-sex marriage have many psychological roots, and they can change

As the Australian same-sex marriage debate heats up it may be time for cool reflection on the sources of our polarised views. Recent research shines a revealing light on the roots of pro- and anti-marriage equality sentiment. ...

Sep 25, 2017

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First international survey on the psychology of meat consumption

The consumption of meat is not merely a question of taste as is generally assumed. It also necessarily involves beliefs that the killing and eating of certain animals is justified. German and American researchers looked at ...

Sep 25, 2017

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Seven easy ways to soothe your child's pain in the hospital

Imagine this: You are having a lovely day at the park, when your sweet boy, only seven years old, falls from the monkey bars and screams loudly. His wrist is swelling quickly and looks deformed. You rush to the local hospital, ...

Sep 25, 2017

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Psychosis in Parkinson's dementia—new treatment provides hope

New research involving King's College London and the University of Exeter has highlighted the benefits of a promising new treatment which could relieve psychosis in thousands of people with dementia related to Parkinson's ...

Sep 25, 2017

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Drug targeting could aid immune diseases

A new technique that targets drugs to specific cells could lead to improved therapies for diseases caused by an overactive immune response. The approach could help people affected by conditions such as arthritis and inflammatory ...

Sep 25, 2017