Psychology & Psychiatry
How a nap can enhance false memories in one half of the brain
A daytime nap promotes a false memory of words, psychologists have shown.
May 1, 2018
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Daily photography improves wellbeing
Taking a photo each day and posting it online has complex benefits say researchers who say it supports improved wellbeing.
Apr 30, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
86 million workdays lost to migraine in the UK every year
The equivalent of 86 million workdays are lost to migraine each year and close to £1 billion is spent on healthcare costs associated with the condition. It affects more than 23 per cent of adults with almost 200,000 attacks ...
Apr 27, 2018
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Why hospital staff sympathize with patients who self-discharge
Patients who discharge themselves from hospital should be viewed more positively say researchers, who discovered sympathy for their decision among hospital staff.
Mar 22, 2018
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Solitary confinement is counter-therapeutic, according to study
Placing women with learning disabilities in 'seclusion' to control their behaviour while they are incarcerated in secure inpatient units, is counter-therapeutic says new research from Lancaster University.
Mar 1, 2018
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Neuroscience
Brain aging may begin earlier than expected
Physicists have devised a new method of investigating brain function, opening a new frontier in the diagnoses of neurodegenerative and ageing related diseases.
Feb 20, 2018
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Health
One in four ER staff abused by patients
The first-ever review of the experience of hospital A&E staff reveals that they have resigned themselves to patient violence and aggression.
Feb 20, 2018
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Health
Why so many doctors in the UK are at risk of burnout
More than a thousand GPs have sought professional help from the NHS GP Health Service since it was set up in 2017, with most cases involving stress, anxiety and depression and about 2% addiction.
Feb 12, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study of social contact patterns in Hong Kong will give insight into spread of epidemic
How people's social encounters influence the growth of epidemics
Feb 1, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychologists investigate how teams cope with extreme environments
Psychologists are working with professional adventurers to find out how teams cope with a 500 mile Arctic trip in temperatures of minus 60C.
Jan 24, 2018
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