Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert explains how COVID-19 stacks up with the pandemics of the past
University of Virginia history professor Christian W. McMillen literally wrote the book on pandemics.
Mar 23, 2020
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News tagged with century
Health
Fitness gurus and 'muscular Christianity': How Victorian Britain anticipated today's fitness craze
The Victorian era is often remembered as an age of industrial innovation, staunch morals and hard work. When we imagine the stereotypical Victorian, we often picture stiff collars and heavy, head-to-toe dresses—not celebrity ...
Jan 9, 2020
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Health
The return of a training classic for runners
With running, proper form is essential for everything from desired speed to injury prevention. But for many people, muscle memory has locked in less-than-perfect form.
Aug 14, 2019
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Medical research
Cardiovascular diseases: Prognostic model from the 1990s still gives the best results
The so-called Framingham cardiovascular risk calculator was developed in 1991 on the basis of data gathered in the U.S. between 1968 and 1975. It is named after the town of the same name in Massachusetts, where a systematic ...
Mar 19, 2019
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Neuroscience
Buridan's donkey: Neuroscience resolves medieveal decision-making conundrum
The brain updates its preferences in real-time in order to choose between two equally attractive options, reveals a human neuroimaging and eye-tracking study published in JNeurosci. The research shows how we avoid becoming ...
Dec 10, 2018
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Study unearths Britain's first speech therapists
On International Stammering Awareness Day (22 October), a new study reveals that Britain's first speech therapists emerged at least a century earlier than previously thought.
Oct 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'You are getting very sleepy': When hypnotism came to America
In the early 19th century, American factory workers often labored for 12-hour shifts, six days a week, and weaver Cynthia Gleason was having trouble sleeping. That is, until Dr. Charles Poyen "mesmerized" the textile worker ...
Jun 18, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Recommendations to tackle multiple sclerosis
MS in the 21st Century, an initiative co-chaired by Royal Holloway, University of London Professor of Neuropsychology, Dawn Langdon has published their new manuscript "Unmet needs, burden of treatment, and patient engagement ...
Mar 5, 2018
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Health
Puberty is starting earlier for many children—sex education must catch up with this new reality
The British government is consulting on a new curriculum for sex and relationship education in English schools. This change provides a timely opportunity to update how, when and what children are taught about puberty.
Jan 18, 2018
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