Archive: 17/11/2017

Scientists are studying the problem of modeling the cognitive dissonance phenomenon

Lobachevsky University (UNN) scientists Alexander Petukhov and Sofya Polevaya are studying the phenomenon of cognitive dissonance. They rely on the theory of information images and a mathematical model developed on the basis ...

Nov 17, 2017

Study proposes to elaborate the term 'parental abuse by children'

Mothers are the main victims of parental abuse by children, so this kind of abuse should legally be considered as violence against women. That is the conclusion of a research paper written by Sandra Jiménez Arroyo as a result ...

Nov 17, 2017

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Zika outbreak may be coming to an end

Scientists have measured the Zika burden in a Brazilian metropolis, and their data indicate that the outbreak may be coming to an end and further outbreaks in the region seem unlikely. The study has also provided new evidence ...

Nov 17, 2017

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Risk of distracted driving predicted by age, gender, personality and driving frequency

New research identifies age, gender, personality and how often people drive as potential risk factors for becoming distracted while driving. Young men, extroverted or neurotic people, and people who drive more often were ...

Nov 17, 2017

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When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn't, their relationship suffers

A study of the effect of alcohol on long-term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn't, the relationship suffers - similar to what has been observed in human ...

Nov 17, 2017

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Novel therapeutic target discovered for estrogen receptor positive (ER+) breast cancer

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a protein that can be targeted to suppress growth of a common type of breast cancer known as "estrogen receptor positive" (ER+), including ER+ cancers ...

Nov 17, 2017

Dog ownership linked to lower mortality

A team of Swedish scientists have used national registries of more than 3.4 million Swedes aged 40 to 80 to study the association between dog ownership and cardiovascular health. Their study shows that dog owners had a lower ...

Nov 17, 2017

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Anti-malaria drug shows promise as Zika virus treatment

A new collaborative study led by researchers at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) and UC San Diego School of Medicine has found that a medication used to prevent and treat malaria may also be effective ...

Nov 17, 2017

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New tool predicts risk of heart attack in older surgery patients

A tool designed to more accurately predict the risk of heart attack in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery works significantly better than traditional risk assessment tools. By having more accurate information, ...

Nov 17, 2017

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Scientists identify biomarkers that indicate likelihood of survival in infected patients

Scientists have identified a set of biomarkers that indicate which patients infected with the Ebola virus are most at risk of dying from the disease.

Nov 17, 2017

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