Archive: 13/10/2016

Small city life for gay minorities—implications for sexual health and stigma

There is an established link between levels of homophobic discrimination and depression, substance abuse and HIV vulnerability in gay men. Recent research in Culture, Health & Sexuality by Keene et al introduces a new spatial ...

Oct 13, 2016

Smoking rises in Argentina heart attack patients as cigarettes 'among cheapest in world'

Levels of smoking are rising in heart attack patients in Argentina, according to a study presented today at the Argentine Congress of Cardiology (SAC 2016). The findings coincide with a 100% increase in affordability in the ...

Oct 13, 2016

Does junk food steal memories?

Obesity, a multifactorial metabolic disorder, is rapidly increasing in western and developing countries. Nearly 35% of adults over the age of 20 and 50% of adults over the age of 60 have a metabolic syndrome, which may lead ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Watching the brain in action

Watching millions of neurons in the brain interacting with each other is the ultimate dream of neuroscientists. A new imaging method now makes it possible to observe the activation of large neural circuits, currently up to ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Scientists discover how we sense 'stiffness'

Every day, people use their hands effortlessly to assess an object's stiffness, like the ripeness of a piece of fruit. For the first time an international team of scientists led by University College London, have discovered ...

Oct 13, 2016

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No, enjoying a gin and tonic doesn't mean you're a psychopath

I was looking at Facebook one evening last week when my attention was captured by the headline "Gin lovers are all massive psychopaths, according to experts" – a somewhat disconcerting thing to read as I sipped the gin ...

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Preventing child obesity in the next generation

The key to preventing obesity in future generations is to make (their) parents healthier before they conceive, leading health researchers suggest.

Oct 13, 2016

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Untangling a cause of memory loss in neurodegenerative diseases

Tauopathies are a group of neurodegenerative disorders, including Alzheimer's disease that are characterized by the deposition of aggregates of the tau protein inside brain cells. A new study reveals that the cutting of tau ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Dutch government wants to expand mercy-killing law

The Dutch government plans to draft a new law that would allow people who consider their lives to be "completed" to get help to die "in a dignified way," a move welcomed Thursday by the country's leading right-to-die organization ...

Oct 13, 2016

Virtual reality study finds our perception of our body and environment affects how we feel

Whether we feel scared or pleased in an environment and how we explore it is down to our combined perception of space and of our bodies, according to new research conducted in a virtual reality environment. The study, published ...

Oct 13, 2016

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Archive: 13/10/2016

Small city life for gay minorities—implications for sexual health and stigma

Smoking rises in Argentina heart attack patients as cigarettes 'among cheapest in world'

Does junk food steal memories?

Watching the brain in action

Scientists discover how we sense 'stiffness'

No, enjoying a gin and tonic doesn't mean you're a psychopath

Preventing child obesity in the next generation

Untangling a cause of memory loss in neurodegenerative diseases

Dutch government wants to expand mercy-killing law

Virtual reality study finds our perception of our body and environment affects how we feel

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