Health
India's birth rate shrinks
India's birth rate declined dramatically in the last two decades due in part to rising female literacy, a new study shows, but experts warned against complacency in the country of 1.2 billion.
Dec 23, 2014
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Health
Slowdown in growth of US health expenditure closes gap between US, other high-spending countries
OECD warns that "more and bigger" efforts will be needed to contain US health budget to prevent reversal of recent slowdown in health spending growth as economic growth improves
Jul 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Suicide rates soar in Greece as economic cuts bite
(Medical Xpress)—The effect of economic cuts on debt ravaged Greece included a dramatic rise in the number of men committing suicide, according to new research.
Apr 22, 2014
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Genetics
Researchers use Neutral SNVs to estimate human population growth
(Medical Xpress)—A team of US researchers from several universities has used single nucleotide variants (SNVs) to estimate human population growth. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...
Health
Evolution pushes on as European men grow taller
A new study shows that the average height of European men has increased by nearly 11cm since the 1870s. Museum human origins expert Prof Chris Stringer explains why height fluctuates over time.
Sep 6, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
New 3-D colonoscopy eases detection of precancerous lesions
MIT researchers have developed a new endoscopy technology that could make it easier for doctors to detect precancerous lesions in the colon. Early detection of such lesions has been shown to reduce death rates from colorectal ...
Jul 31, 2013
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Health
New research demonstrates an increase in NHS productivity
A new study by researchers at the Centre for Health Economics, University of York, reveals the productivity of the NHS in England increased by 3.2 per cent in the first year of the Coalition administration.
Jul 3, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers give a double punch to triple-negative breast cancer
(Medical Xpress)—Breast cancer can be curable if it's caught soon enough—unless it is the "triple negative" type more likely to target young, black or Hispanic women.
Jun 6, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
EORTC intergroup trial opens for patients with resected head of pancreas adenocarcinoma
Surgical resection is considered a potentially curative treatment for pancreatic adenocarcinoma, however, the five year survival rate of patients receiving this treatment is less than 20 percent. Adjuvant treatment, therefore, ...
Jun 4, 2013
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Health
Economics influence fertility rates more than other factors
The world population could top 8 billion in the year 2023 if current growth rates remain constant, according to United Nations figures. However, if global fertility rates slow more quickly than expected, there could be up ...
Apr 30, 2013
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