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Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

The violent and sexual media you consume during the day may infiltrate your dreams at night, new research suggests.

15 Nov 2016

Perinatal mental health interventions deliver many economic and societal benefits

There are clear economic and societal arguments for investing in mental health interventions for women during pregnancy and immediately after birth, a new report by the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science suggests.

15 Nov 2016

Discovery of novel protein could lead to potential new treatments for age-related retinal disease

The discovery of a novel protein that links aging and age-dependent retinal diseases could lead to potential new treatments for conditions that cause sight loss in later life.

15 Nov 2016

Researchers to explore how in-womb exposure to environmental chemicals may affect childhood obesity

Kaiser Permanente researchers have received a major new grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how exposures to environmental chemicals during pregnancy may influence the risk of obesity and neurodevelopmental disorders in children.

15 Nov 2016

$Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems$

Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems

A new study has found heightened concentrations of some common substances in drinking water near sites where hydraulic fracturing has taken place.

15 Nov 2016

Bisexual men and women receive less pay than similarly qualified heterosexual individuals, study finds

Bisexual men and women are paid less for doing the same jobs than similarly qualified heterosexual men and women, according to Indiana University research that breaks new ground by treating bisexual individuals as distinct from gay men and lesbians in the workplace.

15 Nov 2016

CreakyJoints announces first patient-friendly guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis

CreakyJoints, the go-to source for more than 100,000 arthritis patients and their families world-wide who are seeking education, support, advocacy, and patient-centered research, today announced the forthcoming publication of “A Patient’s Guide to Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis.”

15 Nov 2016

RDT to preview innovative Tempus ALS defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016

RDT, a leading provider of pre-hospital care solutions, will be previewing its Tempus ALS™ defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016.

15 Nov 2016

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

RB, the world’s leading consumer health and hygiene company, is supporting Self Care Week, a UK national initiative which seeks to support communities, families and generations to look after their own health better.

15 Nov 2016

TUM scientists developing appropriate tools based on mathematical models for predicting social behavior

Predicting and influencing the behavior of groups based on mathematical models

15 Nov 2016

UT Physicians expands Sickle Cell Center to accommodate growing number of patients

For people living with sickle cell disease, chronic pain becomes an all too familiar part of everyday life. The UT Physicians Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center is working to help change that.

15 Nov 2016

Rising national wealth and education expenditures linked to declining rates of global adolescent fertility

Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health found that an important explanation for declining rates of global adolescent fertility is rising national wealth and expenditures on education.

15 Nov 2016

Experts raise concerns about rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes

Drs. Simon Lee and Johnny Lin of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, along with the Illinois Athletic Trainers Association, are concerned about the rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes of all ages. This injury typically takes an athlete out of his/her sport for an entire season.

15 Nov 2016

Asian Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes less likely to undergo recommended screening, study finds

Less than half of Asian Americans who ought to be screened for type 2 diabetes actually get tested, according to a study published Nov. 15, 2016, in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

15 Nov 2016

Research finds low rates of oral anticoagulant use in hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients

When patients suffer from atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat, they are at considerably higher risk for blood clots and stroke.

14 Nov 2016

Survey reveals general surgery residents prefer flexible duty hours over standard work schedules

U.S. general surgery residents strongly prefer work hour policies that allow them the flexibility to work longer when needed to provide patient care over standard, more restrictive work schedules, according to results from a national survey conducted as part of the landmark Flexibility in Duty Hour Requirements for Surgical Trainees (FIRST) Trial.

14 Nov 2016

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Consuming violent and sexual media before sleep may highly influence dreams at night

Perinatal mental health interventions deliver many economic and societal benefits

Discovery of novel protein could lead to potential new treatments for age-related retinal disease

Researchers to explore how in-womb exposure to environmental chemicals may affect childhood obesity

Underground disturbances linked to fracking could be harbingers of eventual water-quality problems

Bisexual men and women receive less pay than similarly qualified heterosexual individuals, study finds

CreakyJoints announces first patient-friendly guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis

RDT to preview innovative Tempus ALS defibrillator monitor at MEDICA 2016

RB Knowledge for Health Survey reveals people want simpler health information for self care

TUM scientists developing appropriate tools based on mathematical models for predicting social behavior

UT Physicians expands Sickle Cell Center to accommodate growing number of patients

Rising national wealth and education expenditures linked to declining rates of global adolescent fertility

Experts raise concerns about rise in Achilles tears and ruptures among athletes

Asian Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes less likely to undergo recommended screening, study finds

Research finds low rates of oral anticoagulant use in hospitalized atrial fibrillation patients

Survey reveals general surgery residents prefer flexible duty hours over standard work schedules

Bilingual support group addressing health needs of lupus patients has positive impact, study finds

York University researchers find new way to quickly trap and kill E. coli in water

Environmental engineers testing promising new way to clean up harmful contaminants

Study shows how comorbid mental health conditions can impact child's care in hospital

Building quality into drug development for safer, faster medicines

How Pulp Fixin Is Turning Paper into High-Performance Sustainable Labware

A new method to measure intracellular water in biological systems

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