Noisy operations associated with increased infections after surgery
Patients who undergo surgery are more likely to suffer surgical site infections (SSIs) if the operating theatre is noisy, according to research published in the July issue of BJS, the British Journal...
View ArticleViewers look to TV characters to advise how to talk about sexual health
That's what viewers of the past HBO series Sex and the City may ask themselves when faced with the prospect of uncomfortable discussions about sexual health with partners, friends and doctors.
View ArticleHow do I remember that I know you know that I know?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ill meet you at the place near the thing where we went that time, says the character Aaron in the 1987 movie Broadcast News. He and the woman hes talking to have a lot of common...
View ArticleHow moms talk influences children's perspective-taking ability
Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age.
View Article'Back talk' from blood cells to their progenitors is critical to balancing...
(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to the body's blood supply, maintaining the right balance is crucial. UCLA stem cell scientists have now discovered that in the common fruit fly, this balancing act...
View ArticleMultitasking may harm the social and emotional development of tweenage girls,...
(Medical Xpress) -- Too much screen time can be detrimental to girls 8 to 12 years old, but there is a surprisingly straightforward alternative for greater social wellness.
View ArticleFemale fertility affects men's linguistic choices
The likelihood that a man will match his language to that of a female conversation partner depends on how fertile she is, according to a study published Feb. 8 in the open access journal PLoS ONE.
View ArticleWith optimal conversations, young couples experience less relationship...
(Medical Xpress) -- The happiest young couples may be involved in a different kind of engagement. Young adults who easily engage in rewarding conversations with their partners are less likely to hold...
View ArticleRight time for 'end-of-life' talk
The vast majority of patients with incurable lung or colorectal cancer talk with a physician about their options for care at the end of life, but often not until late in the course of their illness,...
View ArticleResearchers find head turning resets cocktail party effect
(Medical Xpress) -- Anyone who has ever been to a cocktail party knows how difficult it can be to hear and follow conversations due to a host of distracting noises. Some might have even noticed that if...
View ArticleAfter family quarrels, who do teens turn to?
(Medical Xpress) -- When a teenager has an argument with their father, who do they seek out to talk through the situation? Do they turn to mom or dad? Associate Professor of Psychology Jeff Cookston...
View ArticleVideogamers no better at talking while driving
No matter how much time you've spent training your brain to multitask by playing "Call of Duty," you're probably no better at talking on the phone while driving than anybody else.
View ArticleAbove-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study
An evaluation of national data by UC Davis researchers has found that extra weight is not necessarily linked with a higher risk of death.
View ArticleProject highlights growing activism among people living with dementia
A researcher at the University of Southampton in collaboration with an artist at the University of Bradford have developed a brand new educational resource for raising awareness about the 820,000...
View ArticleMore pediatric hospitalists using text messaging to communicate
More pediatric hospital physicians are communicating through cell phone text messaging, rather than the traditional pager method, according to research presented Oct. 21 at the American Academy of...
View ArticleUS city plans to provide transgender surgeries
(AP)—San Francisco is preparing to become the first U.S. city to provide and cover the cost of sex reassignment surgeries for uninsured transgender residents.
View ArticleSaving lives could start at shift change: A simple way to improve hospital...
At hospital shift changes, doctors and nurses exchange crucial information about the patients they're handing over—or at least they strive to. In reality, they might not spend enough time talking about...
View ArticleStudy demonstrates that earlier end of life care discussions are linked to...
A large population- and health systems-based prospective study reports earlier discussions about end of life (EOL) care preferences are strongly associated with less aggressive care in the last days of...
View ArticleRe-learning words lost to dementia
A simple word-training program has been found to restore key words in people with a type of dementia that attacks language and our memory for words.
View ArticleComputer model helps researchers hunt out cancer-causing mutational...
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute's cancer genome project have developed a computer model to identify the fingerprints of DNA-damaging processes that drive cancer...
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