Archive for March 22nd, 2019
Women who have reached menopause are at a greater risk of developing osteoporosis, which can lead to bone fractures and long-term impairment of mobility. Studies have suggested a link between reduced bone density and low estrogen levels due to menopause, but the basis for this link is unclear. Researchers found that the protein Sema3A plays […]
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There is an effective formula for unlocking employees’ creative potential, according to new research. Employers should incentivize workers to produce an abundance of ideas — even mediocre ones — and then have them step away from the project for an ‘incubation period.’ Source: To stoke creativity, crank out ideas and then step away
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Researchers have identified two proteins that act as gatekeepers to dampen a potentially life-threatening immune response to chronic infection. Source: New mechanism to reduce inflammation
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A new article explores the pathophysiological factors that link sleep disturbances and Alzheimer’s disease. Better understanding of this connection may lead to potential diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases and dementia. Source: Sleep problems, Alzheimer's disease are linked, but which comes first?
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Pain relief and end of life care is not being provided equally to people with advanced progressive diseases who were at home during their last three months of life, according to a study of 43,000 people who died across England. Source: Unequal pain relief at home for dying patients
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Computers, like those that power self-driving cars, can be tricked into mistaking random scribbles for trains, fences and even school buses. People aren’t supposed to be able to see how those images trip up computers but in a new study, researchers show most people actually can. Source: Researchers get humans to think like computers
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