There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game. That's according to a study from the University of Iowa, which found that elderly people who played just ten hours of a game priming their mental processing speed and...
After a 5-year plateau, the infant mortality rate in the USA dropped 12% from 2005 to the end of 2011, says a new "NCHS Data Brief" issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Reductions for post-neonatal and neonatal mortality were similar. Infant mortality is a major...
While the number of overweight and obese Americans has increased, the amount of weight counseling offered by primary care physicians has decreased - especially for patients with high blood pressure and diabetes - according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. More than 145 million...
The number of children who are obese is going down, especially those between the ages of two to four years and from lower income backgrounds, according to new research released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...
...redundancy insted? The company I work for is being taken over by a larger firm as we have had to file for bankcrupcy.
My question is this - what if they offer me a job but the travel is over two hours away and would cost alot - can I turn it down and still take redundancy?
I have only been...
I know a lot of people like Dana White like to hype it up, but it seems like MMA has been on the decline over the past couple of years? e.g. lower ratings, lower audiences. Do you think it will be like K1 ? very hyped in its early years but eventually decline? p.s. i am a fan of MMA but it just...
The analysis of data from two Swedish registries was presented by Dr Anders Ulvenstam, and suggests that the reduction is due to improvements in AMI care. Ischemic stroke is a well known, relatively rare but potentially devastating complication following myocardial infarction. It can lead to...
Researchers from the Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD), University of Exeter, presented the findings of a new study suggesting a link between binge drinking in older adults and the risk of developing dementia. The findings were presented at the Alzheimer's Association...
Insulin resistance in the brain precedes and contributes to cognitive decline above and beyond other known causes of Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Insulin is an important hormone in many bodily...
A method of classifying brain atrophy patterns in Alzheimer's disease patients using MRIs can also detect cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Researchers also found that higher...
A team of scientists have used the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA's Aura satellite to confirm major reductions in the levels of a key air pollutant generated by coal power plants in the eastern United States. The pollutant, sulfur dioxide, contributes to the formation of acid rain and...
There are many different causes of dementia and, although its progression can be fast or slow, it is always degenerative. Symptoms of dementia include confusion, loss of memory, and problems with speech and understanding. It can be upsetting for both the affected person and their relatives and...
Some good news in the fight against heart disease with new figures released this week, showing deaths from coronary heart disease (CHD) in the US on the decline, albeit that they were somewhat uneven amongst different states and ethnic groups...
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Second graders who read aloud to a canine over the summer seem to maintain their reading skills during the dog days of summer, according to a pilot study published by the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. In the study, published in a whitepaper on the school's website...
A study published by the University of Reading's Centre for Agri Environmental Research suggests that honeybees may not be as important to pollination services in the UK than previously supposed. The research was published in the journal Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. "Pollination...
A report from the nation's leading cancer organizations shows rates of death in the United States from all cancers for men and women continued to decline between 2003 and 2007. The findings come from the latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The report also finds that...
I've been working for almost 4 yrs and I only have gotten paid my vacation pay once. I have requested a couple times but the company has been in bad financial circumstances...now they just gave me the news that they will be cutting my hours... so I asked them for my vacation pay and now there...
I think I might offend my sensei, but I don't want to test yet, I don't think I'm ready, I want to spend 6 or more months being a white belt.
The issue here is, there is no formal invitation to be graded, he just said the date for grading of white belts. I believe I'm one of them, but I don't...
I think I might offend my sensei, but I don't want to test yet, I don't think I'm ready, I want to spend 6 or more months being a white belt.
The issue here is, there is no formal invitation to be graded, he just said the date for grading of white belts. I believe I'm one of them, but I don't...