Health
Powered stretchers could reduce injuries, keep paramedics on the job
Moving from manual to powered stretchers could reduce the number of injuries to paramedics by 78 per cent, a University of Waterloo study has found.
Apr 17, 2017
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Health
Survey may reduce rates of malnutrition in hospitals
University of Waterloo researchers have created a tool aimed at decreasing the rate of malnutrition in hospitals.
Mar 23, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Wise deliberation sustains cooperation
Giving people time to think about cooperating on a task can have a positive effect if they are big-picture thinkers, but if they tend to focus on their own, immediate experience, the time to think may make them less cooperative, ...
Mar 7, 2017
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Inflammatory disorders
Omega-3 supplements can prevent childhood asthma
Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) ...
Dec 29, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Past misdeeds haunt relationships when they feel recent, study finds
If a partner's past transgression feels like it happened yesterday, even if it didn't, you are more likely to remember it during new, unrelated arguments, according to a new study.
Dec 5, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Maintaining healthy relationships: Studies identify a promising way
Thinking about the future helps overcome relationship conflicts, according to a University of Waterloo study just published online in Social Psychological and Personality Science.
Jul 28, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Researchers unveil new data and diagnostic tool at the world's largest Alzheimer's forum
Two studies involving University of Waterloo researchers presented this week at the 2016 Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) in Toronto highlight a new diagnostic tool that can identify Alzheimer's disease ...
Jul 26, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Nanotechnology and math deliver two-in-one punch for cancer therapy resistance
Math, biology and nanotechnology are becoming strange, yet effective bed-fellows in the fight against cancer treatment resistance. Researchers at the University of Waterloo and Harvard Medical School have engineered a revolutionary ...
Jun 23, 2016
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Health
Reduce cyberslacking and increase physical activity with a tap, a click or a kick
An innovative wearable technology for standing desks that creates a new way of interacting with your computer could reduce cyberslacking and increase healthy movement.
Jun 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds that our level of wisdom varies depending on the situation
While we may think of some people are consistently wise, we actually demonstrate different levels of wisdom from one situation to the next, and factors such as whether we are alone or with friends can affect it, according ...
Jun 3, 2016
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