Archive: 29/06/2015

Genes add risk to depression

People born with a particular gene variant have a greater risk of developing depressions, a recent study from the Department of Psychology at The University of Oslo shows.

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Is marriage good or bad for the figure? Comparative study of nine European countries

It is generally assumed that marriage has a positive influence on health and life expectancy. But does this "marriage bonus" also apply to the health indicator of body weight? Researchers at the University of Basel and the ...

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Soft computing solutions help to predict survival of multiple trauma patients

The NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre has developed a piece of work that applies soft computing solutions to predicting survival in multiple trauma patients. The study was carried out by A&E doctors in the Health Service ...

Jun 29, 2015

How a newborn baby sees you

A newborn infant can see its parents' expressions at a distance of 30 cm. For the first time researchers have managed to reconstruct infants visual perception of the world.

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How newspapers represent men's eating disorders

Public health researchers at the University of Glasgow have carried out the first detailed studies of how newspaper articles represent eating disorders in men.

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Researchers closer to ending debate around Lyme disease and ticks in Australia

As debate surrounding whether Lyme disease is associated with tick bites in Australia continues to rage, a team of Murdoch University researchers, together with colleagues at the University of Sydney and Curtin University, ...

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Molecules hold promise for detecting, treating cancer and neurodegenerative diseases

Neil Renwick spent his early years working as a medical officer in the Australian outback, Thailand and Papua New Guinea. Today, those formative clinical experiences with rare and unusual diseases are guiding his explorations ...

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High levels of DNA damage in nerve cells can lead to dementia

Scientists from the world-leading Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience (SITraN) have discovered a novel pathway contributing to dementia in individuals that lack the typical signs of Alzheimer's disease in the ...

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AFL talent scouts chase contested possessions, inside 50s

Wannabe AFL players should win contested possessions and deliver the ball inside 50 to give themselves the best chance of being drafted, research suggests.

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Iris research focuses on blood vessel patterns

The structure of the microvasculature or blood vessels in the iris could play an important role in people's contraction of eye maladies like glaucoma and cataract, according to a WA-led study.

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