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'Easy-to-walk communities' linked to better cognition in older adults
Date: Nov-10-2014A new study that investigates how the walkability of a community impacts on cognitive ability suggests more 'mentally complex' neighborhoods help keep the mind sharp.
New WHO protocol on 'safe and dignified' Ebola burials
Date: Nov-10-2014WHO issue a new protocol for the safe burial of people who die of Ebola virus disease that respects family needs and religious rites while also reducing risk of transmission.
Researchers identify first molecular steps that lead to pancreatic cancer
Date: Nov-10-2014A new study identifies a molecular starting point for the onset of pancreatic cancer, offering an early treatment target for a disease that is usually spotted too late.
Physicians 'vital' in explaining smoking and bladder cancer link
Date: Nov-10-2014A new study has identified physicians as key when it comes to explaining how tobacco use can cause bladder cancer, and they could help cancer survivors quit smoking.
Cigar smoking 'may be just as harmful as cigarette smoking'
Date: Nov-10-2014Cigar smoking exposes users to similar types of toxic and carcinogenic substances as cigarette smoking, according to a new study led by a researcher from the FDA.
'Invisible mice' may allow whole-organism imaging
Date: Nov-10-2014Earlier this year, we reported on the creation of 'see-through' mice. Now, Japanese scientists have developed a similar technique to allow whole-organism imaging of mice.
Compassion for one person may lead to aggression toward another
Date: Nov-09-2014Researchers from the University at Buffalo find that compassion for one person may lead us to become aggressive toward another on their behalf, and it may be down to hormones.
Meditation, group support linked to cellular benefits for breast cancer survivors
Date: Nov-09-2014Mindfulness meditation or group support may offer cellular benefits for breast cancer survivors, according to new research; the activities could prevent telomere shortening.
Packed lunches 'have poorer nutritional quality' than school lunches
Date: Nov-08-2014A new study by researchers from Virginia Tech reveals that packed lunches have lower average nutritional quality than school lunches, although school lunches contain more sodium.
Better sense of well-being linked to longer lifespan
Date: Nov-08-2014A study of older people - average age 65 - published in The Lancet shows that having a sense of meaning and purpose is linked to longer lifespans.
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