Psychology & Psychiatry
Shell shock and the First World War
A Cardiff researcher has revisited case records from the First World War, revealing the prevalence and devastating impact of shell shock on frontline soldiers.
Sep 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Tokyo closes park after dengue mosquitoes found
Tokyo on Thursday closed most of Yoyogi Park, a popular green spot in the Japanese metropolis, after dengue-carrying mosquitoes were found there, an official said.
Sep 4, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The Edwardians were also fans of brain training
Brain-training programmes are all the rage. They are part of a growing digital brain-health industry that earned more than US$1 billion in revenue in 2012 and is estimated to reach US$6 billion by 2020. The extent to which ...
Sep 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
19 new dengue cases in Japan, linked to Tokyo park
Japan is urging local authorities to be on the lookout for further outbreaks of dengue fever, after confirming another 19 cases that were contracted at a popular local park in downtown Tokyo.
Sep 1, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Japan sees first local dengue case in over 60 years
Japanese health authorities have reported the first locally transmitted case of dengue fever in the country in more than 60 years.
Aug 27, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
'Holocaust journeys' can cause mental health problems
A new study led by Tel Aviv University researchers finds that the Holocaust education trips Israeli high school students take to Poland every year can trigger mental health problems.
Aug 20, 2013
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Overweight & Obesity
Kids born small should get moving
Female mice who were growth restricted in the womb were born at a lower birth weight, but were less active and prone to obesity as adults, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and the USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition ...
Aug 8, 2013
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Health
China island centenarians claim secret of long life
The elderly residents of one Chinese county have endured invasion, civil war and famine, and many live in unheated concrete shacks on only a few dollars a day. But they are apparently among the longest-lived people on earth.
Jul 12, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Conservatives more likely than liberals to identify mixed-race individuals as Black, study finds
Conservatives are more likely than liberals to identify mixed-race individuals as Black, according to a series of new studies by researchers at New York University. Their findings, which appear in the Journal of Experimental ...
Jun 6, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are there atheists in foxholes? Study says they're the minority
Ernie Pyle – an iconic war correspondent in World War II – reportedly said "There are no atheists in foxholes." A new joint study between two brothers at Cornell and Virginia Wesleyan found that only part of this is true.
May 24, 2013
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