Archive: 20/10/2017

Employee-friendly, paid-sick-leave laws may decrease foodborne illness outbreaks

Paid-sick-leave laws may contribute to a decline in foodborne illness outbreaks, and laws with stronger employee protections may provide greater public health benefits, according to a study led by a Penn State researcher.

Oct 20, 2017

A family that watches movies together can learn together

Movies send many messages. Children may see Elsa save Anna with sisterly love in "Frozen," only to watch Voldemort bully Harry in the "Harry Potter" series.

Oct 20, 2017

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How seeing problems in the brain makes stigma disappear

As a psychiatrist, I find that one of the hardest parts of my job is telling parents and their children that they are not to blame for their illness.

Oct 20, 2017

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Breast cancer risk higher in western parts of time zones; is electric light to blame?

The 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded to three researchers "for their discoveries of molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm."

Oct 20, 2017

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Researchers report startling glaucoma protein discovery

A discovery in a protein associated with glaucoma was so unheard of that for over two years, researchers ran it through a gauntlet of lab tests and published a new research paper on it. The tests validated what they initially ...

Oct 20, 2017

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Probing how Americans think about mental life

When Stanford researchers asked people to think about the sensations and emotions of inanimate or non-human entities, they got a glimpse into how those people think about mental life.

Oct 20, 2017

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Conditions tied to clinician dissatisfaction are modifiable

(HealthDay)—Modifiable conditions, like chaos, incohesiveness, and lack of communication, contribute to unsatisfying workplaces for clinicians, according to a study published in the October issue of Health Affairs.

Oct 20, 2017

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Are there health benefits to taking a nap?

Most people consider taking naps to be a much needed treat, but could there be real health benefits to catching up on some sleep? Baylor College of Medicine's Dr. Philip Alapat discusses whether there are health benefits ...

Oct 20, 2017

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Researchers study cellular processes dependent on calcium ions

Calcium-ATPases convey calcium ions (Ca2+) from the cytoplasm to the extracellular space via active transport (using ATP as an energy source), and thus fundamentally contribute to the control of a wide variety of Ca2+-dependent ...

Oct 20, 2017

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Impact of parents on the well-being of young people greater than expected

According to a recent study, parental support for the autonomy of young people promotes the well-being of the latter in all major educational transitions: from primary to lower secondary school, from basic education to upper ...

Oct 20, 2017

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