Health
How people defend eating meat
Meat eaters who justify their eating habits feel less guilty and are more tolerant of social inequality say researchers.
May 19, 2015
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
How a care program could improve the lives of people with advanced dementia
Staff in nursing homes are being encouraged to learn about the Namaste Care program to enhance the quality of life for residents with dementia.
Jun 14, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Virtual contact in pandemic prompts misery in people over 60
People over the age of 60 living in the UK and the US who had more virtual contact during the pandemic actually experienced a greater increase in loneliness, new research finds.
Jul 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How handling meat leads to psychological numbness
Butchers and deli workers become desensitised to handling meat within the first two years of handling it as part of their job say psychologists.
May 12, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Insight into the neglected tropical disease sleeping sickness
Lancaster University researchers have shed light on how the parasite which causes sleeping sickness multiples inside its host.
Dec 12, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Treatment to prevent Alzheimer's disease moves a step closer
(Medical Xpress)—A new drug to prevent the early stages of Alzheimer's disease could enter clinical trials in a few years' time according to scientists.
Feb 1, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Parents with bipolar benefit from self-help tool
Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child behaviour.
May 17, 2017
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Health
Could playing computer games improve your peripheral vision?
Playing computer games could help improve people's peripheral vision, new research reveals.
Jun 11, 2019
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
In Nepal, the desire for a son may impact girls' health and well-being
The desire for a son could mean Nepali mothers stop breastfeeding infant daughters sooner, says new research.
May 23, 2022
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Health informatics
Higher mortality rate for Porton Down veterans involved in chemical weapons research
Military veterans involved in chemical warfare agent research at Porton Down faced a 6% higher mortality rate than similar veterans who were not involved.
May 11, 2023
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