Archive: 08/05/2017

Five great diet breakfasts

(HealthDay)—When it comes to losing weight, Simon says, "Eat breakfast."

May 8, 2017

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Researchers find that low levels of a specific protein cause Alzheimer's

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have determined that the protein SIRT6 is almost completely absent in Alzheimer's disease patients and likely contributes to its onset.

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Testosterone explains why women more prone to asthma

An international research team has revealed for the first time that testosterone protects males against developing asthma, helping to explain why females are two times more likely to develop asthma than males after puberty.

May 8, 2017

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When it comes to educational apps for kids, interactivity can either help or hinder learning

Educational apps for kids can be valuable learning tools, but there's still a lot left to understand about how to best design them, shows a report in Frontiers in Psychology.

May 8, 2017

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Shortage of progranulin is a frequent cause of frontotemporal dementia

In a recent study in Human Molecular Genetics, researchers from VIB and KU Leuven led by prof. Philip Van Damme, reveal a novel function for progranulin in lysosomes: it acts as chaperone of the lysosomal protease cathepsin ...

May 8, 2017

From pill to needle: Prescription opioid epidemic may be increasing drug injection

The prescription opioid epidemic is shrinking the time it used to take drug users to progress to drug injection, a new Keck School of Medicine of USC-led study suggests.

May 8, 2017

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Study suggests human brain optimally weights information during learning

(Medical Xpress)—The human brain's capacity for learning is adaptable to a variety of conditions. When the environment changes repeatedly and constantly, learning is difficult, because the brain automatically seeks patterns ...

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Aching knee or sore back? New app helps doctors treat pain

Danish researchers have developed a system that lets you visually draw your pain using an app on your phone. Doctors can then study your symptoms as images or video, saving time and improving treatment.

May 8, 2017

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The influence of zero-hours contracts on care workers' lives

A new paper published in Occupational Medicine indicates that deficiencies in health care workers' understanding of their role and the amount of control over their work were significant workplace hazards, though controversial ...

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Women perform worse in CPR

Does it matter whether a man or a woman carries out CPR? Researchers at the University of Basel and University Hospital Basel have shown that female resuscitation teams performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation less efficiently ...

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