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- Implantable medical device is designed to warn patients of impending heart attack
- How a bump on the head could have caused permanent disability
- Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same
- Recognizing flipped famous faces might indicate the mental health problem body dysmorphic disorder
- Dealing with infertility is a complicated journey of options and decisions
- Changes in gene expression may help explain high blood pressure in pregnancy
- Jars of baby food very low in micro-nutrients, UK study suggests
- Symptomatic behaviour in childhood strongly predicts psychiatric treatment as a young adult
| Implantable medical device is designed to warn patients of impending heart attack Posted: 13 Apr 2012 11:53 AM PDT Researchers have studied the benefits of an implantable medical device designed to alert users about a potential heart attack through a combination of vibrations, audible tones, and visual warnings.  |
| How a bump on the head could have caused permanent disability Posted: 13 Apr 2012 11:52 AM PDT When Dr. Irene Gatti de Leon slipped on the ice and bumped her head, she wasn't too concerned. But two months later, she experienced weakness in her right leg and right arm, and was in imminent danger of suffering permanent disability similar to a stroke.  |
| Cyberbullying and bullying are not the same Posted: 13 Apr 2012 09:22 AM PDT New research comparing traditional bullying with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific interventions to target online aggression.  |
| Recognizing flipped famous faces might indicate the mental health problem body dysmorphic disorder Posted: 13 Apr 2012 09:19 AM PDT Individuals with the mental health problem "body dysmorphic disorder" (BDD) cannot accurately detect negative facial emotions but they have an amazing ability to recognize famous faces - when they are upside-down.  |
| Dealing with infertility is a complicated journey of options and decisions Posted: 13 Apr 2012 09:19 AM PDT When you cannot become a parent without outside help, making decisions to deal with your longing is a complicated process. The world of assisted reproduction treatment is confusing, but the couples try to adapt since it is their only possibility to conceive a child together.  |
| Changes in gene expression may help explain high blood pressure in pregnancy Posted: 13 Apr 2012 07:13 AM PDT Researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key enzyme may contribute to high blood pressure and increase susceptibility to forming blood clots in pregnant women with preeclampsia.  |
| Jars of baby food very low in micro-nutrients, UK study suggests Posted: 13 Apr 2012 07:11 AM PDT The micro-nutrient content in commonly used ready-made baby meals contain less than a fifth of the recommended daily supply of calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron and other minerals, new research suggests. Researchers took eight different sample jars produced by four popular brands from the shelves of leading supermarkets and investigated the micro-nutrient content. The research showed that infants given one meat jar and one vegetable jar on top of 600ml of formula milk would not be getting enough calcium, magnesium, copper and selenium. On average, the levels were below 20% of the recommended daily supply.  |
| Symptomatic behaviour in childhood strongly predicts psychiatric treatment as a young adult Posted: 13 Apr 2012 07:11 AM PDT A survey on the mental health of eight-year-old children could help identify those individuals who are highly likely to require psychiatric treatment in their teens or early adulthood, shows a new study.  |
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