When epidemics break out and public health emergencies are declared, people shy away from seeking care for other conditions. This may seem counter-intuitive at first glance. But it makes sense. Ordinary life is disrupted, ...
Oct 27, 2022
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A study by the University of Southampton examining non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) in response to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) in China shows that a range of early, coordinated and targeted measures are needed to ...
Mar 12, 2020
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The mental workload of intensive care unit nurses can successfully be evaluated using eye-movement tracking glasses.
May 31, 2022
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(Medical Xpress)—Research from Western University has revealed a possible new target for treating movement disorders such as Huntington's disease (HD) and Parkinson's disease. Stephen Ferguson, PhD, a scientist at Western's ...
Mar 14, 2014
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Disease ecologists working in the Amazonian city of Iquitos, Peru, have quantified for the first time how a fever affects human mobility during the outbreak of a mosquito-borne pathogen. The findings were published by Proceedings ...
Jul 19, 2016
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Sixty Brisbane Telstra office workers are at the front line of a University of Queensland project that aims to combat the health risks that result from prolonged sitting.
Oct 10, 2014
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EU researchers are demonstrating how avatars and robots can be used to help patients suffering from schizophrenia, autism and other social phobias.
Mar 11, 2016
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Researchers from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University and Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland in New Zealand, studied the dynamics of infectious disease transmission in an interconnected ...
Jan 23, 2024
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Increasing women's participation in sport is important for improving physical health globally, but also offers significant benefits for mental, social, political and economic health.
Jul 28, 2016
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Flinders University and University of Queensland research has found many people with fatty liver disease are unaware that high intensity interval training improves heart function and liver health.
Jun 26, 2023
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