Health
Health experts investigate new fitness regimes
Researchers looking at ways to improve government physical activity guidelines and tackle Britain's fitness crisis are calling for volunteers to take part in a new study.
May 1, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Heart-warming memories: Nostalgia can make you feel warmer, researchers find
(Medical Xpress)—As the nights draw in and the temperature begins to drop, many of us will be thinking of ways to warm up on the dark winter nights. However, few would think that remembering days gone by would be an effective ...
Dec 3, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Influenza human challenge study begins at NIH-sponsored clinical trial units
A clinical trial in which healthy adults will be deliberately infected with influenza virus under carefully controlled conditions is recruiting volunteers at four Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) supported by ...
Oct 24, 2019
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'Major shortcomings' in French drug trial death lab: inquiry
An inquiry into the death of a man during a drug trial has found "three major shortcomings" at the French laboratory where he was being tested, the minister of health said Thursday.
Feb 5, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'It's about love and solidarity': Mutual aid unites NYC neighbors facing COVID
Nancy Perez, a 45-year-old resident of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, contracted COVID-19 in March. She stayed quarantined in her room for a month to isolate from her two sons and grandson.
Aug 14, 2020
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Health
Volunteer work cuts risk of hypertension in older adults
(HealthDay)—Older adults who volunteer at least 200 hours over a one-year period and have normal blood pressure are less likely than non-volunteers to develop hypertension four years later, according to research published ...
Jun 30, 2013
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'Prevent death' message more effective than 'save life' in blood donation campaigns
Subtle changes in messaging can have a profound impact on the effectiveness of charitable messages such as calls for blood donations, according to research published March 6 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Eileen Chou ...
Mar 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How uncertainty builds anxiety
Alfred Hitchcock observed that "There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it." A common way to build suspense in a movie scene is for the audience to know something bad is going to happen, but not when it ...
Jun 25, 2024
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On Nutrition: Beet the blues with vegetables
It's a lament I've heard many many times. "I know vegetables are good for me. I just don't like to eat them."
Aug 25, 2023
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Weighted restraint associated with increased breathing difficulty
Weighted restraint, which is used in law enforcement when officers apply their body weight to a subject to control their movements during apprehension, is associated with increased breathing effort after physical exercise, ...
Aug 12, 2021
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