Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Coronavirus: is the R number still useful?
A few months ago, most people had never heard of the R number. Now, thanks to the novel coronavirus, we all know—or think we know—what it means.
May 19, 2020
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Genetics
Screening of zebrafish identifies gene involved in human nicotine addiction
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown that zebrafish can provide genetic clues to smoking, a complex human behaviour.
Mar 30, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Building therapeutic cities to tackle mental health problems
In all likelihood, poor mental health has blighted every age of human existence. Evolutionary psychologists suggest it may be an intrinsic, even necessary, condition for our species. But there are grounds to suppose that ...
Aug 12, 2019
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Pediatrics
Researchers identify maximum weight children should carry in school backpacks
Researchers from the University of Granada (UGR) and UK-based Liverpool John Moores University have determined for the first time the maximum weight a child should carry using a school backpack trolley: a maximum of 20% of ...
Jul 2, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Where to draw the line between mental health and illness?
Accoording a recent study, schizophrenia is considered an illness by nearly all Finns, while grief and homosexuality are not. On the other hand, opinions vary greatly on whether alcoholism, work exhaustion, drug addiction ...
Jun 6, 2019
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Medical research
There's more to oxytocin, the so-called love hormone
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that the role of the hormone oxytocin may extend beyond childbirth and social behaviour. By analysing gene expression maps and brain activation patterns, researchers ...
Feb 14, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Is personality affected by appearance? (Or the way we think we look?)
To what extent is personality an adaptation to appearance or even physique? A team of scientists at the University of Göttingen has investigated this question. Their results: it depends on gender and on which behaviour is ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Health
Lentils with a side of rice: the save-the-world diet?
Coming to dining tables everywhere by 2050: porridge for breakfast, rice for lunch, a dinner of lentils and vegetables, and a single hamburger every few weeks, as a treat.
Jan 17, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Altruism can be trained
Whether regarding climate change and its consequences, the refugee crisis or the unfair distribution of wealth, when looking for solutions to these global challenges, the decisions of individuals, such as their willingness ...
Oct 11, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New AI system will help us discover the most effective behaviour change strategies
Changing people's behaviour is key to tackling the world's health, social and environmental problems, such as obesity, sustainable living and cybersecurity. To change behaviour, though, we need to know what works, for whom, ...
Aug 16, 2018
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