Archive: 26/09/2016

Nine of ten US teens don't get enough exercise

(HealthDay)—Over 90 percent of U.S. high school students don't get enough exercise to stay fit and healthy, and the pattern persists after they graduate, a new study finds.

Sep 26, 2016

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Many patients enter cancer trials with unrealistic expectations

(HealthDay)—Many cancer patients hold unrealistic hopes when they decide to join early stage clinical trials of experimental treatments, new research shows.

Sep 26, 2016

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Research finds talc doesn't cause cancer; juries disagree

Two lawsuits ended in jury verdicts worth $127 million. Two others were tossed out by a judge who said there wasn't reliable evidence that the talc in Johnson & Johnson's iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer. So who's ...

Sep 26, 2016

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Discovering the neural mechanisms of skill learning

Most people can swing a hammer, but most people cannot swing said hammer with the fluid speed and precision of a master carpenter. The difference is thousands of hours of practice and the systematic organization of hundreds ...

Sep 26, 2016

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Drugmaker Pfizer decides not to break up business

Drug giant Pfizer says it won't split into two publicly traded companies, despite pressure from investors frustrated by its lagging stock price, ending years of Wall Street speculation over its strategy and future.

Sep 26, 2016

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The birth of politics in children—the case of dominance

As they grow up, do children become young Robin Hoods? Depending on their age, they do not allocate resources in the same way between dominant and subordinate individuals. Thus a tendency towards egalitarianism develops and ...

Sep 26, 2016

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Cardiovascular team carries out a new type of procedure on a heart valve

A team led by Francesco Maisano, co-director of the University Heart Center at the University Hospital Zurich (UHZ) and professor for Heart Surgery at the University of Zurich, made up of heart surgeons and cardiologists ...

Sep 26, 2016

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Start training for retirement as early as 50, research urges

The University of Alicante presents the results of a project to establish European guidelines for preparing the population for life after full-time employment. The results urge people to start planning as soon as 50.

Sep 26, 2016

Indoor air pollution puts women of rural Bangladesh at risk of pulmonary diseases

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading causes of death in the world. While many cases of COPD are the result of an individual's habitual factors, many people in developing countries suffer from ...

Sep 26, 2016

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Professor unveils first data on new dental fillings that will repair tooth decay

The first data on dental fillings that can actively repair tooth decay is presented by Professor Robert Hill. Professor Hill is Chair of Physical Sciences at the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London and ...

Sep 26, 2016

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