Archive: 20/08/2015

Opinion: Are kids getting addicted to technology?

Are toddlers really becoming addicted to technology? There's certainly a lot of media hype to suggest that they are. And there's no question the footage of small children breaking down when their tablet is taken away is unsettling.

Aug 20, 2015

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Researchers find surprising level of tick-borne disease risk on San Francisco Bay Area trails

The San Francisco Bay Area's broad swaths of trail-lined open space hold higher risks of tick-borne disease than previously thought, according to a new study by Stanford researchers.

Aug 20, 2015

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NHS England urged to act as patients miss out on cancer drug tests

It's a wonder of modern science that, for at least some types of cancer, doctors are now able to exploit the unique genetic faults in a person's tumour to treat their disease with precision drugs.

Aug 20, 2015

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Health-care cost diabetics more than double that of those without the disease, study finds

Each person living with diabetes requires care that costs the Canadian health-care system an average of $16,000 over eight years, compared to $6,000 in average health-care costs for people who don't live with diabetes, a ...

Aug 20, 2015

Researchers discover neurons in the brain that weigh costs and benefits to drive formation of habits

We are creatures of habit, nearly mindlessly executing routine after routine. Some habits we feel good about; others, less so. Habits are, after all, thought to be driven by reward-seeking mechanisms that are built into the ...

Aug 20, 2015

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Finding usable medical images made easier through software

Medical education instructors often rely on images to communicate what they're teaching, whether it's the latest innovations in heart-valve replacement or the practicalities of surgery during humanitarian missions.

Aug 20, 2015