Archive: 14/06/2018

APA: Suicide prevention should be a public health priority

(HealthDay)—Suicide prevention needs to be a public health priority, according to the American Psychological Association (APA).

Jun 14, 2018

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Numbers of Maori and Pacific students training to be doctors and dentists skyrocket

There has been a significant increase in diversity of students entering the University of Otago's health professional programmes in recent years, especially among Māori and Pacific students and those from rural areas.

Jun 14, 2018

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Pharmacists intervention improves management of diseases among Syrian refugees in Jordan

As global political conflicts continue to increase, more and more refugees are facing urgent challenges such as the unavailability of proper medical care. Many of the Syrian refugees now living in Jordan (the entire group ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Water fluoridation confirmed to prevent dental decay in US children and adolescents

The fluoridation of America's drinking water was among the great public health achievements of the twentieth century but there is a scarcity of studies from the last three decades investigating the impact of water fluoridation ...

Jun 14, 2018

Digital mental health drug raises troubling questions

Moments after Neo eats the red pill in The Matrix, he touches a liquefied mirror that takes over his skin, penetrating the innards of his body with computer code. When I first learned about the controversial new digital drug ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Suicide nation—what's behind the need to numb and to seek a final escape?

Suicide rates in the U.S. have increased nearly 30 percent in less than 20 years, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported June 7. These mind-numbing statistics were released the same week two very famous, ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Team creates online database to compare regenerative tissue capabilities among animals

Comparing regenerative tissue capabilities among animals is the focus of a new database created by a team of researchers at the University of Maine and MDI Biological Laboratory.

Jun 14, 2018

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Sleep problems are influenced by our genes – but this doesn't mean they can't be fixed

Some people struggle greatly with sleeplessness, whereas others appear to be able to nod off effortlessly, regardless of the circumstances. Perhaps the most obvious explanation for differences between us in terms of our sleep ...

Jun 14, 2018

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Gene testing could identify men with prostate cancer who may benefit from immunotherapy

Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic changes that could pick out men with advanced prostate cancer who are likely to benefit from immunotherapy.

Jun 14, 2018

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The same characteristics can be acquired differently when it comes to neurons

Distinct molecular mechanisms can generate the same features in different neurons, a team of scientists has discovered. Its findings, which appear in the journal Cell, enhance our understanding of brain cell development.

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