Medicine NewsRethink severe mental illness, called for urgent action to end the “death sentence” imposed by health inequalities. The House of Commons Health Select Committee, publishes a new report into inequalities that highlights “shocking” inequalities betyween mental health and physical health that are costing lives. People with schizophrenia die, on average, [...]
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Women tend to choose non-math-intensive fields for their careers — not because they lack mathematical ability, but because they want flexibility to raise children or prefer less math-intensive fields of science, reports a new Cornell study.
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The human brain’s sensitivity to unexpected outcomes plays a fundamental role in the ability to adapt and learn new behaviors, according to a new study by a team of psychologists and neuroscientists from the University of Pennsylvania.
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When we are faced with a decision, and we’re not sure what to do, usually we’ll just go with the majority opinion. When do we begin adopting this strategy of “following the crowd”? In a new report in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Kathleen H. Corriveau, Maria Fusaro, and [...]
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AP – Scientists have the first evidence that life-threatening peanut allergies may be cured one day.
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AP – The nation’s food safety system is a “hazard to public health” and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as he filled the top job at the Food and Drug Administration.
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Data presented today at the Diabetes UK Annual Conference reveal that Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome (TDS) is found in over 50% of men with Type 2 diabetes, more than double the rate in the non-diabetic population1. TDS is associated with a 42% additional risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and up to 60% additional risk [...]
Severe hypoglycaemic episodes or ‘hypos’, where blood glucose levels drop dangerously low, may lead to poorer memory and diminished brain power in people with Type 2 diabetes, according to new research announced at Diabetes UK’s Annual Professional Conference. The study The study looked at 1,066 people with Type 2 diabetes aged between [...]