Everybody's a winner when euthanasia combines with organ donation, say doctors
Several Dutch and Belgian doctors have proposed legal reforms to increase the popularity of combining euthanasia and organ donation in the Netherlands and Belgium. Writing in the Journal of Medical Ethics, they report valuable unpublished information about the prevalence of the procedure. So far, it has been performed only about 40 times in the two countries. However, there is “a persisting discrepancy between the number of organ donors and the number of patients on the waiting lists for trans..>> view originalPremature Babies At Higher Risk Of Developing Autism
The findings showed that premature birth is linked to lack of development of social communication skills. (Representational Image)Tokyo: Premature babies are more likely to show lack of interest in social skills than infants born full-term, reveals a study adding that such babies are at higher risk of developing autism. The findings showed that premature birth is linked to lack of development of social communication skills, which ultimately leads to autism. Prematur..>> view originalFears Sydney Legionnaires outbreak could have come from another source
Melissa Hills and AAP - AAP on April 2, 2016, 8:12 am Video Further sources feared in relation to Sydney legionnaires outbreak There are fears an outbreak of legionnaires disease which started at a Sydney hospital could also have come from another unknown source.Three people - two men aged 64 and 76, and an 85-year-old woman - have tested positive to the potentially fatal disease and all spent time in Kogarah, including around St George Hospital.They began to show symptoms between March 2..>> view originalMimicry can help patients with Alzheimer's
London: Imitating movements can help Alzheimer's patients regain some of their lost abilities due to the memory-impairing brain disorder, reveals an interesting study. Copying what someone else is doing is a basic social building block that helps people to learn and it can also help Alzheimer's patients, for whom there is neither any cure and nor anyway to slow or prevent the illness. "Our results suggest that imitation could be used during rehabilitation of Alzheimer's patients," said Ambra Bi..>> view originalStudy: People who point out spelling mistakes are massive jerks
Scientists have found that people who get themselves into a tizzy about mundane grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than their more relaxed (much cooler?) counterparts. In a new University of Michigan study titled "If You're House Is Still Available, researchers found grammar police tend to be disagreeable, close-minded, and conscientious introverts – jerks, basically. The study’s authors asked 83 participants to read emails - some with typos, some not - and evaluate th..>> view originalVideo shows effects of laser hair removal in slow motion
In case you are one of those who crave for a fuzz-free upper lip or want a hair-free flawless bikini line, laser hair removal is an option for you. However, before going for such a treatment, one must be aware of exactly how the procedure works. On Wednesday, the YouTube science channel Veritasium released a video that displays the effects of laser hair removal in slow motion. The laser treatment is quite successful in removing hair because it targets a molecule in the hair known as melanin...>> view originalMedical experts call for tax on sugar
AN OPEN letter signed by more than 70 medical specialists - including frontline care workers and professors - has called on the NZ Government to introduce a sugar tax. The letter was delivered to the Cabinet yesterday, citing serious concerns about New Zealand's "appallingly high rate of childhood obesity" while pushing the Government to follow Mexico and Britain in taxing high-sugar-content soft drinks. While acknowledging the Government's move to make tackling childhood obesity a nati..>> view originalStudy maybe could help tackle dementia-related memory loss
OUR brains can act the same way as email by filing irrelevant thoughts into a neurological trash folder. Forgetting memories can be the result of an active deletion process rather than a failure to remember, according to new research. The findings point towards new ways of tackling memory loss associated with conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. The study in rats, led by the University of Edinburgh and published in The Journal of Neuroscience, could also ..>> view originalToddler 'witch' is now thriving
A Nigerian toddler who was found starved and riddled with worms after his family left him for dead has made a remarkable recovery, just eight weeks after he was found.Video of the malnourished child, being given a sip of water by an aid worker, broke hearts when it was taken on January 31. The boy, now known as Hope, was abandoned by his family because they thought he was a witch. He was found in the streets by Anja Ringgren Loven, a Danish aid worker living in Africa. When Hope was found, he ha..>> view original
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