Archive: 07/01/2015

Can we train ourselves to control our dreams?

A new national study at the University of Adelaide is investigating how people can mentally prepare themselves to influence their dreams.

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Resolutions linked to 'ideal self' most effective, Stanford psychologist says

New Year's resolutions present opportunities to connect to one's ideal self, a Stanford expert says.

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How songbirds may help build a better hearing aid

(Medical Xpress)—Untreated hearing loss can have devastating and alienating repercussions on a person's life: isolation, depression, sapped cognition, even dementia.

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Extreme obesity calls for individualized medication

Doctors and pharmacists often do not take obesity into account when prescribing medication. For this, more insight into the influence of obesity on the distribution and elimination of drugs is of the utmost importance. This ...

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Experts meet in Geneva to review Ebola vaccines: WHO

Experts will gather in Geneva this week to review progress on possible vaccines against the deadly Ebola virus, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Jan 7, 2015

Variation in ability to ID inappropriate nuclear stress test

(HealthDay)—There is modest inter-rater reliability for the 2009 Appropriate Use Criteria for nuclear stress testing and inter-rater variability in identification of inappropriate tests, according to a study published online ...

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European rights court mulls whether to let French quadriplegic die (Update)

Europe's human rights court on Wednesday heard arguments on whether a man in a vegetative state should be taken off life support, in a case that has torn his family apart and ignited a fierce euthanasia debate in France.

Jan 7, 2015

Having a hard time focusing? Research identifies complex of neurons crucial to controlling attention

Our ability to pay attention to certain things while ignoring distractions determines how good we are at a given task, whether it is driving a car or doing brain surgery. A research team at McGill University has for the first ...

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