Psychology & Psychiatry
When bad ideas refuse to die—the denial of human individuality
It is generally thought that science helps good ideas triumph over bad. The weight of evidence eventually pushes false claims aside.
Jul 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How school attendance data could play crucial role in targeting mental health support for pupils
Poor school attendance impacts a child's future, not just through their educational achievement but also socially and developmentally.
Nov 24, 2021
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Genetics
New genetic understanding of lack of adherence to medication will aid in the identification of patients at risk
How strictly patients follow a prescribed drug treatment (drug adherence) is clearly important if the therapy is to have maximum effect. A number of things can affect adherence, including behavioural and socioeconomic factors, ...
Aug 30, 2021
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Health
Early healthy nutrition vital for later life
What a mother eats before and during pregnancy can impact on her offspring in many ways, a University of Aberdeen researcher will tell a conference in Edinburgh today (February 7).
Feb 8, 2013
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Health
Injuries from teen fighting deal a blow to IQ
A new Florida State University study has found that adolescent boys who are hurt in just two physical fights suffer a loss in IQ that is roughly equivalent to missing an entire year of school. Girls experience a similar loss ...
Aug 2, 2013
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Health
Chill out: disturbed sleep plays havoc with your mood and mind
A poll by Lifeline released earlier this week shows almost two-thirds of Australians reported sleep loss because of stress relating to work or their finances. The findings went largely unremarked, even though a chronic lack ...
Jul 15, 2013
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Health
The learning gap experienced by malnourished children
Oxford University researchers have measured the learning gap experienced by five-year old children who are stunted through malnourishment. They are tracking the long-term effects on their schooling and later prospects in ...
May 30, 2013
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Highly educated Black women experience poorer maternal outcomes
Black mothers with a master's or doctorate degree experienced some of the worst birth outcomes, compared to Black mothers with less education and white mothers with the same or less education, according to a new study. The ...
Apr 28, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Behavior problems, not depression, linked to lower grades for depressed youths
Behavior problems, not depression, are linked to lower grades for depressed adolescents, according to a study in the December issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
Nov 29, 2012
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Health
Study finds 80% of medical students feel low sense of personal achievement
Despite the prestige of becoming a physician, 80 percent of medical students report a low sense of personal achievement, according to a new study in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.
Jan 6, 2020
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