While the association between alcohol and homicide may seem obvious, there has been no recent study of alcohol involvement in homicide victimization in U.S. states. This study drills down into the subject, looking at how ...
Sep 28, 2016
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At least 30 children have died in northwestern Myanmar since mid-June from an unknown disease that causes breathing difficulty, officials said Thursday.
Aug 4, 2016
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Sexual victimization on college campuses may be more or less likely depending on institutional characteristics of the school such as size, type (public or private), sex ratio, selectivity, and percentage of students involved ...
Jul 11, 2016
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Peter Scannell, E'16, is one of five student engineers working to harness the power of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset to help stroke patients overcome hemispatial neglect. Also called unilateral visual inattention ...
Apr 8, 2016
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Data presented by the biotech company Athersys indicate that stroke patients treated by an adult stem cell therapy called MultiStem did significantly better than others who received a placebo one year after treatment. The ...
Feb 24, 2016
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Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling that the German maker of pregnancy drug thalidomide does not have to compensate Spaniards who suffered birth defects from it.
Sep 23, 2015
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A "substantial" proportion of NHS hospital staff—around one in eight, in some places—treat the victims of people trafficking, with maternity services most likely to do so, finds research published in the online journal ...
Aug 20, 2015
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Initial rehabilitation therapy for many stroke victims may focus on regaining the ability to walk. But when hands also are affected, therapy focused only on the legs can leave hand muscles contracted, a condition that can ...
Aug 7, 2015
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A Stockholm rape clinic will open its doors in October to male and transgender victims in addition to the women it already treats, a sexologist at the clinic said Wednesday.
Jun 24, 2015
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Texas has a shortage of beds for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), and although alternatives may be offered, survivors may find themselves isolated from much-needed services, such as crisis intervention, legal ...
May 19, 2015
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