Archive: 16/08/2016

Why get a liberal education? It is the life and breath of medicine

Hospital rankings were released Aug. 2 by U.S. News & World Report. Of the top 20, almost every single hospital is affiliated with a medical school. These big academic medical centers treat a large share of our nation's ...

Aug 16, 2016

Knowing the end is near makes for positive thinking

Imagine learning that you only have six months left to live. What would this do to your outlook on life? A USC-led study has revealed that our focus turns positive if we think that our time will be up soon.

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So what if some female Olympians have high testosterone?

On August 12, Dutee Chand became just the second female sprinter to represent India at the Olympic Games. Her road to Rio has been anything but easy.

Aug 16, 2016

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Why do people sacrifice short-term happiness for long-term welfare?

(Medical Xpress)—According to the hedonic principle, people are motivated by the pursuit of pleasure and, conversely, the avoidance of pain. Although there is a great deal of evidence to support this theory of motivation, ...

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Study confirms golden staph a public health threat to children

The first major study of golden staph bloodstream infection in Australian children has found higher death rates if the right antibiotic is not used to treat the infection.

Aug 16, 2016

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Australia's largest trial of ketamine to treat depression begins

The largest randomised control trial to evaluate the effectiveness of ketamine as a new treatment for major depression has begun across Australia and New Zealand.

Aug 16, 2016

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Study to probe how concussion affects young athletes' academic performance

The serious, sometimes life-altering effects of concussions sustained by college and professional athletes have become an inescapable storyline.

Aug 16, 2016

Research supports an alternate theory of how tumors metastasize

Scientists at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have taken a major step toward confirming an unusual theory of how some cancer cells metastasize. Their findings may lead to new strategies for keeping melanoma from ...

Aug 16, 2016

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Study shows eye-tracking technology improves nursing training

A new study by researchers at the UCLA School of Nursing shows that using eye-tracking technology could improve nursing education by reducing the role of subjective assessments and by providing more consistent evaluations.

Aug 16, 2016

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Research supports intelligence-led heart disease prevention over systematic health checks

New research suggests that intelligence-led heart disease prevention can significantly increase the prescription of preventive drugs to the patients who can benefit most.

Aug 16, 2016

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Archive: 16/08/2016

Why get a liberal education? It is the life and breath of medicine

Knowing the end is near makes for positive thinking

So what if some female Olympians have high testosterone?

Why do people sacrifice short-term happiness for long-term welfare?

Study confirms golden staph a public health threat to children

Australia's largest trial of ketamine to treat depression begins

Study to probe how concussion affects young athletes' academic performance

Research supports an alternate theory of how tumors metastasize

Study shows eye-tracking technology improves nursing training

Research supports intelligence-led heart disease prevention over systematic health checks

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