Health
Q&A: Cigarettes vs. e-cigarettes is the 'wrong comparison,' inhalation researcher says
Ilona Jaspers initially approached the outbreak of vaping-related illnesses with a clinical curiosity.
Nov 5, 2019
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Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
Who doesn't want to know if drinking that second or third cup of coffee a day will improve your memory, or if sleeping too much increases your risk of a heart attack?
Oct 10, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Violent video games blamed more often for school shootings by white perpetrators
People are more likely to blame violent video games as a cause of school shootings by white perpetrators than by African American perpetrators, possibly because of racial stereotypes that associate minorities with violent ...
Sep 16, 2019
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Diabetes
Lifestyle counselling and mobile application help people change their lifestyle habits
A Finnish StopDia study has yielded promising preliminary results in reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. Lifestyle guidance in a group and an application that supports the adoption of healthy lifestyle habits helped StopDia ...
Aug 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How much sex is right for you and your partner?
(HealthDay)—Are you having enough sex? It's a loaded question. "Enough," like "a lot," means different things to different people—it could mean every night, twice a week or twice a month.
Aug 20, 2019
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Medical research
Evaluating the effect of spin in health care news
Health care news stories represent an important source of information for patients. However, some evidence suggests that many news stories do not adequately explain research results and could mislead readers with spin, defined ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Medical research
Misreporting the science of lab-made organs is unethical, even dangerous
I work in the field of bioprinting, where the aim is to build biological tissues by printing living cells into 3-D structures.
May 28, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why onlookers often don't report sexual harassment
Why don't good people report bad things?
May 17, 2019
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Health
How to make health news interesting—without overselling the claims
Health stories are prolific in the news. Each year, thousands of articles are published claiming to have the latest compelling evidence on how we should eat, drink, exercise, sleep, and which medications we should or shouldn't ...
May 16, 2019
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Tweeting their own horn: Author self-promotion on Twitter increases research dissemination
Researchers from the University of Toronto presented a new study at CHEST Congress 2019 Thailand in Bangkok that aimed to determine the effect of authors' self-promotion on the social media site, Twitter, in regards to the ...
Apr 9, 2019
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