News tagged with mental readiness

Xenophobia, for men only

Very few people fear dandelions. Or even dangerous things - like Hummers. We may object to outsized automobiles on principle, but the mere sight of them doesn't make us tremble and sweat and run away. On the other hand, even ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0




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Professor documents cancer battle in online videos

(AP) -- At first, David Oliver ignored the bump on his neck that he noticed while shaving. The medical school professor assumed it was calcified scar tissue from a previous surgery.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The lasting effects of violence on teen girls

(Medical Xpress) -- Throughout the world, although teenage boys are exposed to more violence than girls, girls tend to be more negatively affected by these experiences than boys. A new study shows the specific ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery could lead to treatment for Angelman syndrome

Results of a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may help pave the way to a treatment for a neurogenetic disorder often misdiagnosed as cerebral palsy or autism.

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Review: 'Rocksmith' rocks out with real guitars

If "Guitar Hero" was the spunky teenager who made music gaming fun, "Rocksmith" is his older, cooler brother in a distressed leather jacket.

Technology / Software

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Discovering Autism: Services go to those who fight hardest

From the day her son was diagnosed with autism nine years ago, Stacie Funk has made it her full-time job to find him the best possible help. Hiring lawyers and experts to press her case, she established herself as a mother ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Concussed triathlete back to winning races with help of new treatment protocol

(Medical Xpress) -- Former Olympian Jarrod Shoemaker was in the middle of the swimming portion of a triathlon in Hamburg, Germany, when the swimmer in front of him accidentally kicked him in the face. Shoemaker finished the ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can a business strategy framework be applied to the Scottish Premier League?

A major research project conducted by University of Glasgow’s Business School has found that leading figures in Scottish football believe the game is boring and that fans are losing interest. The MBA ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Woman to begin Antarctic crossing, awaits weather

(AP) -- A 33-year-old British adventurer preparing for a historic solo crossing of Antarctica was waiting at a base camp for the weather to improve on Sunday in order to begin her long journey on skis.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Albania: girl ratio 'suffers' in sex selective abortions

"It's another girl," Roza said to the doctor, tears streaming down her pale face. "I cannot keep it, doctor, I already have three daughters," she implored.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 15

Report identifies community health centers as America's 'first responders' in fighting obesity

Community health centers (CHCs) and primary care providers working in other settings will increasingly become America's obesity "first responders," needed to provide weight-related health services as the nation continues ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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