Archive: 03/03/2016

Study shows high-risk sex more likely for young men than women, even among educated urban populations

A new study of the sexual habits of nearly 85,000 young people suggests that males are at least ten times more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behaviour than their female counterparts.

Mar 3, 2016

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Study finds hockey players often underhydrated

One might not think of hockey as a sport that tends to cause dehydration in its players. But a University of Kansas study shows that not only are hockey players at high risk of dehydration, but plans specifically designed ...

Mar 3, 2016

Reading can improve your mental flexibility

Experiments conducted by the University of Liverpool's Centre for Research into Reading, Literature and Society (CRILS) have found that literary reading could help increase mental flexibility.

Mar 3, 2016

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Research puts stroke patients at heart of rethinking rehabilitation in hospital

Stroke patients and their families are to play a pivotal role in finding creative ways to embed rehabilitation in every aspect of a stroke unit, to improve the pace and extent of patients' recovery before leaving hospital. ...

Mar 3, 2016

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Neuronal calculations consider expectations

Our visual environment is incredibly complex. The smallest of spaces contain innumerable colours, structures and contrasts. Despite this we are able to identify objects and movements with high accuracy. Even the fruit fly, ...

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Using viruses to fight infection

Scientists at the University of Brighton have shown viruses that can kill bacteria may be used to combat common infections related to the use of medical devices such as catheters.

Mar 3, 2016

Improved lifestyle led to decreased cholesterol and less cardiac death

Cholesterol levels - the most common risk factor for heart attacks - have decreased in northern Sweden over the last 20 years. Since medical drugs only account for a third of the decrease, the reduced risk of cardiovascular ...

Mar 3, 2016

Google teams with UNICEF to map Zika virus spread

Google on Thursday said that it is working with UNICEF to map the spread of Zika and pitching in a million dollars to support the group's efforts on the ground.

Mar 3, 2016

Cholera quietly still kills dozens a month in Haiti

More than a dozen people reclined on cots inside the clinic in the Haitian capital, a few so sick they were receiving intravenous infusions to rehydrate their bodies and spare them an agonizing death.

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ADHD medications associated with diminished bone health in kids

Children and adolescents who take medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) show decreased bone density, according to a large cross-sectional study presented today at the 2016 Annual Meeting of the American ...

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Archive: 03/03/2016

Study shows high-risk sex more likely for young men than women, even among educated urban populations

Study finds hockey players often underhydrated

Reading can improve your mental flexibility

Research puts stroke patients at heart of rethinking rehabilitation in hospital

Neuronal calculations consider expectations

Using viruses to fight infection

Improved lifestyle led to decreased cholesterol and less cardiac death

Google teams with UNICEF to map Zika virus spread

Cholera quietly still kills dozens a month in Haiti

ADHD medications associated with diminished bone health in kids

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