Archive: 23/01/2015

Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking—awareness of dreaming

To control one's dreams and to live out there what is impossible in real life - a truly tempting idea. Some persons - so-called lucid dreamers -can do this. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development ...

Jan 23, 2015

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Self-management program cuts depressive symptoms in diabetes

(HealthDay)—For patients with diabetes, a self-management-oriented group program (Diabetes Motivation Strengthening [DIAMOS]) is associated with reductions in depressive symptoms, according to a study published online Jan. ...

Jan 23, 2015

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Ebola drugs: A factfile

There is no licensed vaccine or treatment for Ebola, which has killed more than 8,600 people in West Africa out of more than 21,700 infected since the start of 2014.

Jan 23, 2015

Why all-nighters don't work: Sleep and memory go hand-in-hand

Want to ace that test tomorrow? Here's a tip: Put down the coffee and hit the sack.

Jan 23, 2015

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Increased physical activity seen after TKR in developing world

(HealthDay)—For patients in the developing world, total knee replacement (TKR) increases participation in physical activities in several life domains, according to a study published in the January issue of Arthritis Care ...

Jan 23, 2015

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Four factors impact QoL from perspective of dementia sufferers

(HealthDay)—Four factors have been identified that affect quality of life from the perspective of people with dementia. The findings were published in the January issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

Jan 23, 2015

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Very low yield for imaging of both legs in suspected DVT

(HealthDay)—For patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), systematic imaging of both legs has a very low yield, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Jan 23, 2015

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Mothers don't speak so clearly to their babies

People have a distinctive way of talking to babies and small children: We speak more slowly, using a sing-song voice, and tend to use cutesy words like "tummy". While we might be inclined to think that we talk this way because ...

Jan 23, 2015

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Researchers identify efficient methylating enzyme for cancer development

A recent study may help begin to explain how cancer develops though the abnormal turning on and off of genes. Researchers have discovered that the increase of methyl tags in cancer cells is due to highly efficient DNA methyl ...

Jan 23, 2015

The language of T lymphocytes deciphered, the Rosetta Stone of the immune system

How can our immune system defend us against aggressors so diverse such as viruses, parasites, fungi and tumours? The secret lies in the large number of clones of T and B lymphocytes, each of which expresses a particular specific ...

Jan 23, 2015

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