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UrduBrussels, 18 February 2020 – Today, at a European Parliament lunch debate hosted by Christophe Hansen MEP (Luxembourg), Alzheimer Europe launched a new report presenting the findings of its collaborative analysis of recent prevalence studies and setting out updated prevalence…
Tag: QUALITY OF LIFE
New findings from the Neotropics suggest contraction of the ITCZ
Warmer climate leads to current trends of social unrest and mass migration
New findings from the Neotropics suggest contraction of the ITCZ
Warmer climate leads to current trends of social unrest and mass migration
Romance, scent, and sleep: The stuff that dreams are made of
Forget counting sheep. If you really want a good night’s sleep, all you may need is your romantic partner’s favorite T-shirt wrapped around your pillow. New research accepted for publication in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the scent of…
Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with facial palsy
What The Study Did: Patients with facial palsy completed questionnaires to help identify socioeconomic, personality and mental health factors associated with their health-related quality of life, information that may be beneficial in interpreting treatment outcomes. To access the embargoed study:…
Romance, scent, and sleep: The stuff that dreams are made of
Forget counting sheep. If you really want a good night’s sleep, all you may need is your romantic partner’s favorite T-shirt wrapped around your pillow. New research accepted for publication in the journal Psychological Science suggests that the scent of…
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms
Factors associated with health-related quality of life in patients with facial palsy
What The Study Did: Patients with facial palsy completed questionnaires to help identify socioeconomic, personality and mental health factors associated with their health-related quality of life, information that may be beneficial in interpreting treatment outcomes. To access the embargoed study:…
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
Researchers find bilingualism provides the brain with greater cognitive reserve, delaying onset of symptoms
BrainCool AB completes recruitment in trial for FDA clearance of oral mucositis treatment
Cooral® system on track with US De Novo 510 k process for market registration in the US
Why egalitarian values don’t catch on in post-Soviet countries
People’s values of personal choice, su?h as their attitudes towards abortion, divorce, and premarital sex, are usually determined their level of education, age, religiosity, and social status. At least this is the case in many countries such as the US…
BrainCool AB completes recruitment in trial for FDA clearance of oral mucositis treatment
Cooral® system on track with US De Novo 510 k process for market registration in the US
Why egalitarian values don’t catch on in post-Soviet countries
People’s values of personal choice, su?h as their attitudes towards abortion, divorce, and premarital sex, are usually determined their level of education, age, religiosity, and social status. At least this is the case in many countries such as the US…
Power of older people could save villages
Older people could hold the key to revitalising rural communities, researchers say. An international team, led by the University of Exeter, will use a method called “guided conversations” as part of a toolkit designed to find out what older people…
A happy partner leads to a healthier future
Science confirms: ‘happy wife, happy life.’
Power of older people could save villages
Older people could hold the key to revitalising rural communities, researchers say. An international team, led by the University of Exeter, will use a method called “guided conversations” as part of a toolkit designed to find out what older people…
A happy partner leads to a healthier future
Science confirms: ‘happy wife, happy life.’
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
Supervisors share effective ways to include people with disabilities in the workplace
Experts report initial results practical implications of the 2017 Kessler Foundation National Employment and Disability Survey: Supervisor Perspectives
A new learning model to enhance citizen participation
How to teach citizens to become active members of the society? Peter Ehrström, Head of Research in Regional Science, and Marina Lindell, Project Researcher at the Social Science Research Institute of Åbo Akademi University in Vaasa, Finland, approached the question…
A study shows growth trends in female homicide victims in Spain spanning over a century
The analysis has identified an increase in female homicide victims starting in the 1960s and links it to the evolution of women’s role and status in society
Wikipedia, a source of information on natural disasters biased towards rich countries
This is the result of a study that focuses on flooding as a case study. Their work will be presented at ISCRAM 2020, from 24 to 27 May in Virginia
A study shows growth trends in female homicide victims in Spain spanning over a century
The analysis has identified an increase in female homicide victims starting in the 1960s and links it to the evolution of women’s role and status in society
Wikipedia, a source of information on natural disasters biased towards rich countries
This is the result of a study that focuses on flooding as a case study. Their work will be presented at ISCRAM 2020, from 24 to 27 May in Virginia
U-M researchers identify unique neuron that computes like a compass
It’s 5 p.m. as you leave the parking garage at work, but you realize you have no idea which way to turn to travel home. You know where you are and what street your house is on—it’s just that you can’t remember how to get there.
Study Examines Quality of Life in Patients with Kidney Disease in India
• Between 15 and 22 out of every 100 patients in India with mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease had significant impairment in at least 1 of the 5 domains of quality of life.
• Quality of life scores were associated with sociodemographic factors (lower income, poor education, and female gender), with almost no major impact of medical- or disease-related variables.
Study links daylight saving time to 28 fatal car accidents per year in the US
Several U.S. states have considered doing away with the practice of changing the clocks forward or back in favor of permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST), while experts around the world suggest permanent Standard Time is a better alternative for health…
Study links daylight saving time to 28 fatal car accidents per year in the US
Several U.S. states have considered doing away with the practice of changing the clocks forward or back in favor of permanent Daylight Saving Time (DST), while experts around the world suggest permanent Standard Time is a better alternative for health…
Avoid paying so people work
The idea behind unemployment benefits
Avoid paying so people work
The idea behind unemployment benefits
Best urban design for reducing road injuries
January 28, 2020 — City design combining more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best to reduce road transport injuries, according to a new global study co-authored by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School…
Best urban design for reducing road injuries
January 28, 2020 — City design combining more public transport and rail networks with smaller, low speed blocks are the best to reduce road transport injuries, according to a new global study co-authored by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School…
Virtual Reality and Breast Cancer, First Italian-American Study Shows Promising Results
Virtual Reality during chemotherapy shown to improve breast cancer patients’ quality of life during the most stressful treatments, according to a recent study.
Virtual Reality and Breast Cancer, First Italian-American Study Shows Promising Results
Virtual Reality during chemotherapy shown to improve breast cancer patients’ quality of life during the most stressful treatments, according to a recent study.
Clubs and bars must support women by cracking down on sexual aggression
Nightclubs and bars must create a supportive environment that cracks down on unwanted sexual attention and allows women to enjoy their nights out, according to a new study. Increasing numbers of women are prepared to speak back to sexual harassment…
#Stayathomeparents tweet anti-spanking beliefs but for some, their behaviors might differ
Stay-at-home parents are likely to tweet anti-spanking beliefs and desires, but those 280-character messages may not always convey what’s happening in homes.
Older ethnic minority adults have fewer close friends
Older adults from ethnic minority groups report having fewer close friends and fewer friends who live locally than older white people, according a new UCL study. The research, published in Ageing & Society , found that Black and Asian adults…
Public health experts awarded funds to ‘get out the count’ for 2020 census
To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau, community health workers, and…
Public health experts awarded funds to ‘get out the count’ for 2020 census
To make sure historically undercounted populations along the Texas-Mexico border are included in the 2020 census, faculty at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) are joining forces with the U.S. Census Bureau, community health workers, and…
It’s not about East and West, it’s about top and bottom
New study shows the influence of income and education on everyday experiences of social appreciation and disrespect in Germany
Press registration open for One Health, One Future meeting
Press registration is now open for the One Health, One Future international meeting, scheduled for March 11-14, 2020, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The meeting, hosted in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, is expected to be the…
Palliative care in hospitals linked to decrease in use of ICU; treatment intensity
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that implementing hospital-based palliative care services in New York State reduces treatment intensity at the end of life for hospitalized patients. Findings are online in JAMA Network Open…
Press registration open for One Health, One Future meeting
Press registration is now open for the One Health, One Future international meeting, scheduled for March 11-14, 2020, at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. The meeting, hosted in partnership with the U.S. Department of State, is expected to be the…
Palliative care in hospitals linked to decrease in use of ICU; treatment intensity
A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that implementing hospital-based palliative care services in New York State reduces treatment intensity at the end of life for hospitalized patients. Findings are online in JAMA Network Open…
Russia’s physical culture scene
10 facts about the physical activity of working Russians
Prospective memory key to performance of everyday life activities in multiple sclerosis
Kessler Foundation MS researchers identify deficits in time-based prospective memory as factors adversely affecting performance of everyday life activities
Prospective memory key to performance of everyday life activities in multiple sclerosis
Kessler Foundation MS researchers identify deficits in time-based prospective memory as factors adversely affecting performance of everyday life activities
Adulthood with autism
MU researcher highlights the value of self-determination for young adults with autism
Adulthood with autism
MU researcher highlights the value of self-determination for young adults with autism
Poor sight causes people to overstep the mark
Visually-impaired risk falling by stepping higher and more slowly over objects