Archive: 06/03/2018

Research on optical illusion gives insight into how we perceive the world

When you look at the two images below, what do you see? Maybe you see two ducks, sitting side by side. Perhaps instead you see two rabbits. Maybe you see a duck and a rabbit.

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The orgasm gap and what sex-ed did not teach you

There is a clear disparity between men and women when it comes to achieving orgasm; a phenomenon scientists call the orgasm gap.

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Financial toxicity of cancer treatment 'an underestimated problem'

Besides side effects such as hair loss and nausea, a great many cancer patients in the US have to deal with stress and anxiety as a consequence of the high costs of their treatment. Pricivel Carrera of the University of Twente ...

Mar 6, 2018

White House too focused on commerce side of opioid crisis, says public health expert

The White House hosted a summit on March 1 to update Americans on the ways the Trump administration is fighting the opioid epidemic.

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Accelerating clinical research through mobile technology

Researchers face a number of challenges when conducting a clinical study.1 Investigators spend considerable time and money recruiting and screening viable participants. If recruitment takes too long, important studies can ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Managing type 2 diabetes in a sitting-centric world

Globally, over half a billion people are projected to have type 2 diabetes (T2D) by 2035, around 10% of the population. In Australia alone, around 280 new people are diagnosed with T2D every day – costing the healthcare ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Loneliness is not just an issue in old age – young people suffer too

In old age, many people experience a decline in their physical health, which can mean they are less confident about getting around and socialising as they used to. Loneliness affects over a million older adults across the ...

Mar 6, 2018

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The brain has separate 'fear circuits' for dealing with immediate and distant threats

Imagine walking alone at night. Up ahead on the sidewalk, you notice a person lurking in the shadows, and a chill runs down your spine. You pause as you run through your options. Do you turn around and go back the way you ...

Mar 6, 2018

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Study: Adult human immune cells have stem cell-like function that stimulates healing

A new study led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center shows that human immune cells have stem cell-like function that can help stop prolonged inflammation and stimulate healing.

Mar 6, 2018

Rotavirus transmission influenced by temperature, water movement

Climate in the tropics has a larger influence on transmission of the sometime deadly rotavirus than previously shown, University of Michigan researchers have found.

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