Archive: 27/06/2014

Prevention incentives

A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down—and so do movie tickets, cell phone minutes and discounts on airline flights.

Jun 27, 2014

Study warns of the risk entailed when night owls drive early in the morning

Researchers from the University of Granada have shown that individual chronotype—that is, whether you are a "morning-type" or an "evening-type", depending on the time of day when your physiological functions are more active—markedly ...

Jun 27, 2014

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Forecasting pollen in the atmosphere

People suffering from pollen allergy may benefit from efforts to model pollen levels across Europe. But actual observations and personalised data are also essential.

Jun 27, 2014

Upfront and personal: Scientists model human reasoning in the brain's prefrontal cortex

(Medical Xpress)—Located at the forward end of the brain's frontal lobe, the mammalian prefrontal cortex (PFC) is the seat of many of our most unique cognitive abilities – collectively referred to as executive function ...

Jun 27, 2014 feature

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Diet or exercise? "Energy balance" is real key to disease prevention

(Medical Xpress)—A majority of Americans are overweight or obese, a factor in the rapid rise in common diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and more. According to a paper published in this ...

Jun 27, 2014

Children are just as capable as adults at recognising faces from different angles

A recent study has found that children are just as capable as adults at recognising faces from different angles, adding to the evidence that face recognition ability is already mature in young children.

Jun 27, 2014

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Sierra Leone warns of contact with Ebola infected

Sierra Leone warned Friday that it is a serious crime to shelter someone infected with the ebola virus.

Jun 27, 2014

Philip Morris challenges new European tobacco laws

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International said Friday it would contest new rules on tobacco sales at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Jun 27, 2014