Archive: 28/05/2015

Your smartphone could be good for your mental health

When it comes to mental health, technologies such as smartphones and social media networks are almost always discussed in terms of the dangers they pose. Alongside concerns expressed in the media, some experts believe that ...

May 28, 2015

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Why male suicides outnumber female

Finally, Drummond had everything he'd ever dreamed of. He'd come a long way since he was a little boy, upset at his failure to get into the grammar school. That had been a great disappointment to his mother, and to his father, ...

May 28, 2015

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How mutations in a high risk gene affect motor neurons

Scientists at the flagship motor neuron disease research centre, based at the University of Sheffield, investigated how specialised nerve cells that control voluntary movements die – something which is key to understanding ...

May 28, 2015

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Australian GPs lead the way with early referrals for suspected cancer patients

Doctors in Victoria and New South Wales are more likely to immediately refer people with possible cancer for tests or to a specialist than those in comparable countries, new research published in BMJ Open has revealed.

May 28, 2015

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Conceptual confusion among researchers of value-based health care

A new study from Karolinska Institutet suggests that the management concept Value-Based Health Care (VBHC) is frequently misinterpreted and misunderstood by researchers. According to the study, which is being published in ...

May 28, 2015

Could better tests have predicted the rare circumstances of the Germanwings crash? Probably not

When people do terrible things, it seems reasonable to believe we should have taken steps to identify them beforehand. If we can do that, then surely we can prevent them from doing harm.

May 28, 2015

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Study explores development of epilepsy after brain injury

Scientists at Newcastle University will carry out a pioneering study to look at the development of epilepsy following a serious brain injury.

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New biospecimen bank enrolls more than 12,000 patients, begins dispersing samples to researchers

More than 12,000 UK HealthCare patients have consented to join UK's new Research Registry and Biospecimen Bank, or biobank, allowing blood or tissue leftover from their normal health care procedures to be stored for use by ...

May 28, 2015