Archive: 27/08/2015

Double cochlear implants improve student grades

A world-first study of deaf primary school students has revealed children with double cochlear implants performed much better on exams than children with only one.

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Psychologists tackle youth sport drop-out rates

Psychologists from the University of Stirling have developed an innovative intervention to arrest the youth drop-out rate in Ireland's biggest sporting organisation.

Aug 27, 2015

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Fixing Massachusetts' troubled foster care system

Last week, the death of a 2-year-old foster child in Auburn, Massachusetts, drew widespread attention to the state's troubled child welfare system. As criticism of its Department of Children and Families continues to mount, ...

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Brexpiprazole provides new second-line treatment options for patients with major depressive disorder

Brexpiprazole, an antipsychotic drug approved this summer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is an effective and well-tolerated addition to conventional first-line antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive ...

Aug 27, 2015

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Kids are prescribed, abusing controlled drugs earlier in life

A new University of Michigan study of Detroit-area middle and high school students showed that the number of children prescribed controlled medications before age 12 roughly doubled over a 10-year period.

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Koalas may be good model for understanding human STI

Koala studies may provide important new insights into how chlamydial infections compromise human male infertility, according to new Australian research.

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Research finds similar neural reactions among drinkers, abstainers

College students who are light alcohol drinkers or abstainers react the same when they see alcohol as those who drink regularly or binge drink, according to a researcher at The University of Alabama.

Aug 27, 2015

When cancer makes its way to the brain

Only half of brain cancers actually start in the brain. The rest—as in the case of former President Jimmy Carter—are metastatic tumors from cancer that originated elsewhere in the body.

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Dementia detection research a personal mission for PhD student

A University of Manchester PhD student has used MR scans in a new way to detect the devastating form of dementia that affected her late husband, raising the possibility of earlier diagnosis.

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More support needed for young adults with life-limiting conditions

A new report has called for improved training and ongoing support for young adults living with life-limiting conditions, their families and health and social care professionals.

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