Surgery
The merits of physical therapy
(HealthDay)—You suffered an injury that has sidelined you from exercise, but you dodged a bullet—your doctor has said that you don't need surgery.
Aug 21, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study uncovers weakness in C. diff toxin
A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI), uncovers the long-sought-after, three-dimensional structure of a toxin primarily responsible for devastating Clostridium difficile infection ...
Jul 15, 2019
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Health
Sharing fitness data with insurance companies
From the Fitbit to Apple's smartwatch, wearable tech is becoming increasingly popular across the globe. Compared to other nations like US, which has seen higher adoption of fitness trackers, uptake in Australia is still less ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Genetics
When DNA science goes down an unethical path in China, who is responsible?
New reports that China is using DNA science developed in San Diego County for widespread ethnic surveillance raise ethical questions about who is responsible for how that technology is used.
Feb 28, 2019
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Genetics
Approach that new gene testing kit with caution
(HealthDay)—Lots of Americans will unwrap a scarf or sweater this holiday season. But a growing number will receive a gift that's potentially life-changing: an at-home genetic testing kit.
Dec 14, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five psychological reasons why people fall for scams – and how to avoid them
Con artists, fraudsters and their hapless victims are a staple of the news cycle and hardly a week seems to pass without a story about an e-mail lottery scam or a telephone fraud. Many reading these stories perhaps just raise ...
Sep 19, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we use good deeds to justify immoral behaviour
We all like to think of ourselves as morally sound individuals. However in doing so we often assume that morality is static – that we are consistently moral to some extent over time. In reality, research suggests that most ...
Aug 14, 2018
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Other
Philosophy professor explores the ethics of severe brain injury
Family members of patients who have spent years in a vegetative state are often convinced that their loved ones are still aware.
Jun 27, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why students are the answer to psychology's replication crisis
"Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital," Aaron Levenstein, a business professor at Baruch College, once said.
Feb 22, 2018
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Genetics
First monkeys cloned by process that made Dolly the sheep
Scientists in China have created the first monkeys cloned by the same process that produced Dolly the sheep more than 20 years ago, a breakthrough that could boost medical research into human diseases.
Jan 24, 2018
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