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Finding love online: study reveals how to get that first date
Date: Feb-14-2015If you are one of the millions of people in the US trying online dating, read on. A new study reveals the best - albeit unexpected - ways to bag that first face-to-face meeting.
Cancer care 'rated more highly' if patients can share decisions
Date: Feb-14-2015A large survey of patients with lung or colorectal cancer suggests that if doctors involve them in decisions about treatment, they are more likely to be rated highly.
How the brain creates maps of the external world
Date: Feb-14-2015A study builds upon the finding of 'grid cells' in the brain that help us to build internal maps of our surroundings, explaining how these maps are linked to external objects.
Air pollution linked to increased risk of suicide
Date: Feb-13-2015A new study associates short-term exposure to high levels of air pollution with increased risk of suicide, particularly among men and middle-aged individuals.
Menopausal hormone therapy associated with ovarian cancer risk
Date: Feb-13-2015New research suggests that hormone replacement therapy for the menopause is associated with an increased risk of the two most common forms of ovarian cancer.
Alligator blood may provide basis of wartime anti-infectives
Date: Feb-13-2015Though they feast on carrion and live in bacteria-heavy swamps, alligators rarely become ill. As such, a new project is examining their peptides for developing military medicine.
Increased hand washing has led to rise in dermatitis among frontline hospital staff
Date: Feb-13-2015A new study reveals there has been a more than four-fold increase in dermatitis among health workers following increased hand hygiene to reduce hospital infections like MRSA.
Increased hand washing has led to rise in dermatitis among frontline hospital staff
Date: Feb-13-2015A new study reveals there has been a more than four-fold increase in dermatitis among health workers following increased hand hygiene to reduce hospital infections like MRSA.
Ebola can survive in victims' bodies for days
Date: Feb-13-2015A study of macaques finds Ebola virus remains viable in the body for up to 7 days after death, highlighting the importance of safe burial of humans who die from the disease.
Ebola can survive in victims' bodies for days
Date: Feb-13-2015A study of macaques finds Ebola virus remains viable in the body for up to 7 days after death, highlighting the importance of safe burial of humans who die from the disease.
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