Genetics
Major study links aging gene to blood cancer
A gene that helps control the ageing process by acting as a cell's internal clock has been linked to cancer by a major new study.
Aug 18, 2013
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News tagged with charity
Oncology & Cancer
Pinkwashing for breast cancer awareness questioned
(AP) -- The country is awash in pink for breast cancer awareness month - and some women are sick of it.
Oct 11, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A handout or a hand up? How we judge others guides how we help others
Charities often emphasize the desperation and dependence of those they assist—as in heart-tugging videos of starving children in Africa. Yet a focus on helplessness may change how we choose to help those in need, and not ...
Feb 1, 2018
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Diabetes
Diabetes in Britain nearing a "health emergency"
Diabetes is becoming a "national health emergency" in Britain with 280,000 people a year diagnosed with the disease, risking unsustainable strain on health services, charity Diabetes UK said on Monday.
Jul 7, 2014
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Medical research
Having epilepsy is not linked to committing violent crime
Despite current public and expert opinion to the contrary, having the neurological condition epilepsy is not directly associated with an increased risk of committing violent crime. However, there is an increased risk of individuals ...
Dec 27, 2011
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Health
Nigeria lead poisoning 'worst in modern history': HRW
A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria's north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern history, but cleanup has not even begun in many areas, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
Feb 7, 2012
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Health
New book shines light on French versus British models of humanitarian aid
From earthquakes and tsunamis to war and genocide which wreak devastation on millions of people around the world, human suffering is never far from the headlines. But how do policymakers, charities and medics decide how best ...
Jun 21, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Smart textiles project improved anxiety in mental health patients
A smart textiles research project which involved people with mental health conditions in the design process found it helped participants experience lower levels of anxiety.
Jan 18, 2017
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Health
Patients eligible for charity care instead get big bills
When Ashley Pintos went to the emergency room of St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., in 2016, with a sharp pain in her abdomen and no insurance, a representative demanded a $500 deposit before treating her.
Oct 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
5 year olds are generous only when they're watched
Children as young as five are generous when others are aware of their actions, but antisocial when sharing with a recipient who can't see them, according to research published Oct. 31 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by ...
Oct 31, 2012
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