Archive: 24/11/2015

Brain connections predict how well you can pay attention

During a 1959 television appearance, Jack Kerouac was asked how long it took him to write his novel On The Road. His response – three weeks – amazed the interviewer and ignited an enduring myth that the book was composed ...

Nov 24, 2015

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Largest ever study of alcohol harm in emergency departments reveals huge toll

One in 12 presentations to hospital emergency departments (EDs) are alcohol-related, according to latest research conducted by Monash University and the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM).

Nov 24, 2015

Clinical trial could lead to new bladder cancer drug

A bladder cancer drug tested in a University of Hawai'i Cancer Center clinical trial is getting closer to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. The new drug, an interleukin 15 superagonist complex (ALT-803), combined ...

Nov 24, 2015

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Domestic violence victims should seek help early as Christmas approaches

Seek help early if you are at risk of domestic violence, is the advice from QUT criminologist Professor Kerry Carrington as Christmas approaches.

Nov 24, 2015

Liberia records first Ebola death since July

A teenage boy has died of Ebola in Liberia, a health official said Tuesday, the first fatality since July in one of the three West African countries hit hardest by the worst ever outbreak of the disease.

Nov 24, 2015

New theory integrates dopamine's role in learning, motivation

If you've ever felt lackadaisical to start a new project, focus on imagining the joy of completing it, say University of Michigan researchers.

Nov 24, 2015

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Male and female drinking patterns becoming more alike in the US

In the United States, and throughout the world, men drink more alcohol than women. But a recent analysis by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of ...

Nov 24, 2015

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The moral wounds of war

A soldier in the Australian Army is posted to Somalia, a country ranked among the world's most troubled states and where the capital, Mogadishu, is known as the "city of death". Life is cheap and warlords rule over clan-based ...

Nov 24, 2015