Health
Emergency care doctors not getting sufficient 'down time', new study shows
A survey of more than 4,000 UK emergency care doctors has shown that they need more support to recover from work pressures between shifts.
Nov 2, 2020
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Health
Living near green space linked to lower rates of smoking and higher chances of quitting
People are significantly less likely to smoke—and are more likely to successfully quit—if they live in green neighbourhoods, new research has found.
Oct 31, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers and charity launch online tool to help people deal with 'visible differences'
A life-changing program to help adults with visible differences such as scars and burns is being made publicly available for the first time.
Oct 6, 2020
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Simvastatin does not slow progression of Parkinson's disease, should not be investigated further as therapy
A major clinical trial of a potential new treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD) has found that the statin under investigation holds no promise as a protective therapy in PD.
Sep 14, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain imaging expertise supports new discoveries on decision-making process
Research carried out by a University academic has shed new light on the fundamentals of how, and why, we make the decisions we do.
Sep 4, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Treating COVID-19 could lead to increased antimicrobial resistance
The use of antibiotics in people with COVID-19 could result in increased resistance to the drugs' benefits among the wider population, a new study suggests.
Aug 25, 2020
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Medical research
Probiotic bacteria shown to suppress growth of tumours in colorectal cancer
New research has revealed that probiotic bacteria could control the development and progression of colorectal cancer (CRC).
Aug 19, 2020
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Health
The role of technology to support participatory health care
Last year, there were 338,082 non-emergency, planned hospital out-patient appointments in England everyday (NHS Digital, 2019).
Aug 13, 2020
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Addiction
Study to explore whether new therapy can help address problem drinking
A psychological therapy found to be effective in helping people achieve and maintain weight loss is being trialled to see if it can support patients with chronic liver disease to stop drinking.
Aug 4, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Promises found to reduce cheating in large study of adolescents
New research has found that adolescents who promised to be truthful were less likely to 'cheat' than those who did not, even when they could not be found out.
Aug 3, 2020
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