News tagged with learned safety
Learning how not to be afraid
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Why do some people have the ability to remain calm and relaxed even in the most stressful situations? New experiments in mice by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers are providing insight into how the brain ...
Safety Can be Learned - and Helps Combat Depression
Dec 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Learning a feeling of safety activates cellular and molecular processes that act against depression. This has been analysed using a new animal model that helps examine and explain the relevant ...
Learned safety cheers depressed mice: An animal model of behavioral intervention for depression
Oct 08, 2008 |
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A new animal model has provided insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with behavioral therapy for depression. The study, published by Cell Press in the October 9th issue of Neuron, may provide a good ...
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Recalls, food worries spark booming business in food safety
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Recalls of ground beef, peanut butter, and other foods have done more than raise public awareness and concern about food safety. They also are quietly fueling a boom in the market for food testing equipment ...
Facebook creates online safety board
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(AP) -- Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders.
Child safety seat education needs an extra boost
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death among children despite the widespread availability of effective child passenger restraint systems (CPRSs) such as child safety seats. However, even when provided with free ...
Questioning why health care IT manufacturers aren't liable for product-related medical errors
Mar 25, 2009 |
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Even when their products are implicated in harm to patients, manufacturers of healthcare information technology (HIT) currently enjoy wide contractual and legal protection that renders them virtually "liability-free," writes ...
Salmonella: Tough to crack when it’s in peanuts
Feb 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the second time in two years, a nationwide outbreak of salmonellosis has been tied to peanut products. This time, over 570 people have been sickened and over 1700 products have been taken off supermarket ...
Virtual reality teaches autistic children street crossing
Jan 28, 2008 |
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Recent research conducted at the University of Haifa found that children with autism improved their road safety skills after practicing with a unique virtual reality system. "Children with autism rarely have opportunities ...
Facebook to end Beacon tracking tool in settlement
Sep 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Facebook is shutting down its much-maligned Beacon marketing program, launched nearly two years ago amid fanfare only to generate a storm of privacy complaints over tracking of user activities at ...
Program successfully teaches domestic violence victims safe use of technology
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Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Washington state program designed to help victims of domestic violence increase their knowledge of how to use technology safely and help minimize the risks that technology can pose when one is in an ...
Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift
Apr 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they've already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing ...
Software takes a hard look at traffic fatalities
Nov 24, 2009 |
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Bergen County Police and a Hackensack, N.J., drug treatment center are among a growing number of agencies using a software program to identify dangerous intersections, spot teen driving trends and reduce accident fatalities.
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