Brain :: Reading Shakespeare has dramatic effect on human brain
Research at the University of Liverpool has found that Shakespearean language excites positive brain activity, adding further drama to the bard’s plays and poetry
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Childhood Obesity :: Australians support mandatory fitness testing to combat childhood obesity
Almost four in five Australians (78 percent) support mandatory fitness testing for school children to combat childhood obesity, according to a new public opinion poll by Research Australia.
Grant :: Health Care Disparities Grant $300,000
The UCLA Department of Family Medicine, under the direction of Principal Investigator Michael A. Rodriguez, MD, MPH, is receiving a two-year, $300,000 grant from Finding Answers: Disparities Research for Change, a National Program Office of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) housed at the University of Chicago that evaluates interventions aimed at eliminating racial and ethnic health care disparities in local communities.
Living :: Sustainable gifts for the holidays
JOHN PAUL KUSZ, professor and associate director of IIT’s Stuart School of Business’ Center for Sustainable Enterprise: “Dreaming of a green Christmas?
Heart Failure :: MYO-VAD – Promise for Treatment of Heart Failure
Biophan Technologies, Inc., a developer of next-generation medical technology, in conjunction with MYOTECH, LLC, recently presented results of animal studies that indicate the potential of the MYO-VAD, a cardiac support system to significantly improve the treatment of heart failure. The MYO-VAD restores cardiac output on an arrested or weak heart. The device can be implanted in approximately three minutes.
HIV :: Effective HIV control may depend on viral protein targeted by immune cells
An effective response of the immune system’s “killer” T cells against infection with HIV may depend on exactly which viral protein is targeted, according to an international group of researchers. A new study finds that HIV-infected individuals in whom virus-specific CD8 T cells are targeted against the Gag protein have lower viral levels than do those with CD8 responses directed against other viral proteins.
Relationship :: Divorce does not spell doom at Christmas
While it may be assumed that ‘Peace and goodwill’ are out of the question for divorced or separated parents at Christmas, new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggests that parents should not despair.
Strep Throat :: Parents Tips To Keep Children Strep-Free During Peak Months
With six out of 10 Pittsburgh-area elementary school students testing positive for strep throat in previous studies and another strep season approaching, Children?s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC wants families to take steps to avoid the painful and potentially dangerous infection.
Smoking :: Half of smokers continue after surgery
Close to half the smokers who had surgery to remove early stage lung cancer picked up a cigarette again within 12 months of their potentially curative operation, a new study of lung cancer patients shows.
Obesity :: Rising levels of obesity bankrupt the NHS
The rising levels of obesity could bankrupt the NHS if left unchecked, a British Medical Journal report warns.