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The cognitive-behavioural model of hoarding disorder

Standard therapy for compulsive hoarding needs to unpack many factors that contribute to the problem.

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What should you eat to improve your skin?

"Get radiant skin!" "Banish your pimples!" "Glow from the inside out!"

May 14, 2018

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Freer sex and family planning—a short history of the contraceptive pill

Since the oral contraceptive pill appeared on the market almost 60 years ago, it has been the preferred form of birth control for millions of women around the world. The pill is now so widely available, it's easy to forget ...

May 14, 2018

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Ebola in the DRC—how a global and local response has been mobilised

The number of confirmed cases of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has increased but health authorities are confident that the outbreak can be contained. At least 17 people have died, according to the country's ...

May 14, 2018

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Living with dementia, feeling lonely and isolated? MARIO the robot can help

Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency among older people worldwide, with about 50 million people suffering from it and nearly 10 million new cases every year, according to a fact sheet by the World Health ...

May 14, 2018

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Do people subconsciously judge face-likeness?

The research team at the Visual Perception and Cognition Laboratory of the Toyohashi University of Technology has revealed that face-likeness is judged by early visual processing at around 100 milliseconds after viewing an ...

May 14, 2018

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Brain size mediates the association between height and cognitive ability

Several studies have found that height and general cognitive ability, or intelligence, are positively associated. A recent study reveals a biological factor underlying this relationship: the size of the cerebral cortex.

May 14, 2018

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Call for older people to be vaccinated against pneumonia

Action is urgently needed to address declining vaccination rates against pneumococcal pneumonia, which causes more than 2,000 deaths each year in people aged over 65.

May 14, 2018

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Learning a second language alters sensory perception, study finds

Learning a second language can change the way our senses work together to interpret speech, according to a new Northwestern University study.

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Study identifies receptor that may be targeted to repair the heart after heart attack, cardiac arrest

Studies have shown that a simple treatment called lipid emulsion therapy—fatty acids administered intravenously—can heal damage to the heart after a heart attack or cardiac arrest. But researchers haven't understood exactly ...

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