Archive: 20/07/2017

Study suggests ending opioid epidemic will take years

The question of how to stem the nation's opioid epidemic now has a major detailed response. A new study chaired by University of Virginia School of Law Professor Richard Bonnie provides extensive recommendations for curbing ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Does grooming by child abusers lead to Stockholm syndrome?

New research from Massey University's School of Social Work identifies how grooming allows Stockholm syndrome to become established in child sexual abuse cases.

Jul 20, 2017

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Close or far, how smell tells us it's popcorn

People know a smell is popcorn whether it is cooking down the hallway or held right under their noses. Yale researchers Douglas Storace and Lawrence Cohen in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology have found ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Producing human-animal hybrid eggs for research found ethical

Scientists should not be prevented from creating human-animal chimeras to produce human eggs for research, according to Dr César Palacios-González, Centre of Medical Law and Ethics in The Dickson Poon School of Law at King's.

Jul 20, 2017

Bowel cancer screening cost effective, but does not reduce health inequalities

Bowel-cancer screening in New Zealand will improve health cost effectively, according to University of Otago research just published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

Jul 20, 2017

Better services needed for postnatal depression and anxiety, says study

Depression and anxiety affect nearly one in five of all women in the perinatal period, with potentially very serious consequences for mothers, babies and families.

Jul 20, 2017

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Aging Americans enjoy longer life, better health when avoiding three risky behaviors

We've heard it before from our doctors and other health experts: Keep your weight down, don't smoke and cut back on the alcohol if you want to live longer.

Jul 20, 2017

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New food policies could take the bite out of India's malnutrition

India has spent the last 50 years combating hunger by boosting its production of staple crops like wheat, rice and maize. The strategy has worked – up to a point.

Jul 20, 2017

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For the elderly, physical therapy can help straighten a hunched back

A hunched back affects four out of 10 people over age 65. This extreme forward curvature of the upper back, called hyperkyphosis, increases disability and the risk of falls and fractures, but it's rarely deemed a treatable ...

Jul 20, 2017

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Nine Legionnaires' disease cases connected to Graceland hotel

Health officials say the number of people diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in an outbreak at the hotel at Graceland has risen to nine.

Jul 20, 2017

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