Psychology & Psychiatry
Opposites attract—unless you're in a relationship
If we are in a relationship we are more likely to be attracted to faces resembling our own, but for single people, opposites attract.
Jul 14, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers say focusing on sugar in the fight against global obesity could be misleading
Scientists from the University of Glasgow have concluded that focusing health messages on sugar in isolation may mislead consumers on the need to also reduce overall calories, including those from fat.
Jul 13, 2016
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Help at hand for people watching their weight
Researchers from the University of Sydney's Boden Institute of Obesity, Nutrition, Exercise & Eating Disorders have developed a portable and easy-to-use method to help people estimate portion size using only their hands.
Jul 12, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Sac to the future: Cellular vessels predict likelihood of developing dementia
Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine say tiny micro-vesicle structures used by neurons and other cells to transport materials internally or dispose of them externally carry tell-tale proteins ...
Jul 5, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
High levels of education linked to heightened brain tumor risk
A university degree is linked to a heightened risk of developing a brain tumour, suggests a large observational study, published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Jun 20, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Does weight loss surgery help with problem eating habits?
More Australians are turning to surgery to help treat obesity – but once their surgery is over, what impact does it have on patients' eating habits in the long term?
Jun 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Link found between witnessing parental domestic violence during childhood and attempted suicide
A new study by the University of Toronto (U of T), found the lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among adults who had been exposed to chronic parental domestic violence during childhood was 17.3% compared to 2.3% among ...
Jun 9, 2016
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Oncology & Cancer
Global economic downturn linked with at least 260,000 excess cancer deaths
The economic crisis of 2008-10, and the rise in unemployment that accompanied it, was associated with more than 260,000 excess cancer-related deaths—including many considered treatable—within the Organization for Economic ...
May 25, 2016
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Alcohol intervention programs ineffective on fraternity members
Interventions designed to reduce alcohol use among fraternity members are no more effective than no intervention at all, according to an analysis of 25 years of research involving over 6,000 university students published ...
May 19, 2016
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Health
New research could help would-be emergency room patients
New research funded by the British Red Cross and carried out by UWE Bristol (the University of the West of England) and the University of Bristol aims to discover what information will help people know what to do and where ...
May 10, 2016
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